Queensland Consolidated Acts

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1984 - SECT 24C

(1) This section applies if the director is--

(a) deciding whether to institute a proceeding; or

(b) deciding whether to consent to the institution of a proceeding; or

(c) is conducting a proceeding.

(2) Police officers investigating alleged offences have a duty to disclose to the director all relevant information, documents or other things obtained during the investigation that might tend to help the case for the prosecution or the case for the accused person.

(3) The duty of disclosure under subsection (2) continues until 1 of the following happens--

(a) the director decides the accused person will not be prosecuted for the alleged offence;

(b) the prosecution ends, whether by the accused person being discharged, acquitted or convicted, or in another way.

(4) Any police officer has a duty to disclose to the director an exculpatory thing until 1 of the following happens--

(a) the accused person is discharged or acquitted; or

(b) the accused person dies.

(5) In this section--

exculpatory thing, in relation to an accused person, means reliable evidence of a nature to cause a jury to entertain a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused person.