Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The director may, from time to time, do any of the following--
(a) furnish guidelines in writing to--
(i) crown prosecutors and other persons acting on the director's behalf; or
(ii) the commissioner of the police service; or
(iii) any other person;
with respect to prosecutions in respect of offences;
(b) give directions to the commissioner of the police service and other persons with respect to the offences or classes of offences that are to be referred to the director for the institution and conduct of proceedings;
(c) give guidelines to a person to whom section 24A(1) applies stating that specified information is confidential information for the purposes of section 24A.
(1A) The power conferred by subsection (1)(a) does not authorise the director to furnish guidelines of a description referred to therein in relation to a particular case.
(2) The director--
(a) shall give to the Minister a copy of each guideline or direction furnished or given by the director under subsection (1); and
(b) shall include in a report furnished under section 16--
(i) a copy of each guideline or direction furnished or given by the director under subsection (1) during the period to which the report relates; and
(ii) a copy of each guideline or direction furnished or given by the director under subsection (1) as in force at the end of the period to which the report relates.
(3) A guideline furnished under subsection (1) shall not prevent or hinder the discharge of any function or the exercise of any power by a crown prosecutor pursuant to the Criminal Code.