DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 4
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 4
4—Director of Public Prosecutions
(1) There will be a
Director of Public Prosecutions.
(2) The Director will
be appointed by the Governor.
(3) A person is not
eligible for appointment as the Director unless he or she is a legal
practitioner of at least seven years standing.
(4) The Director will
be appointed—
(a) for
a term of office of seven years; and
(b) on
terms and conditions determined by the Governor.
(5) At the expiration
of a term of office, the Director will be eligible for re-appointment.
(6) The Director must
inform the Attorney-General in writing of—
(a) any
direct or indirect pecuniary interest that the Director has or acquires in any
business, or in any body corporate carrying on a business, in Australia or
elsewhere; and
(b) any
other direct or indirect interest that the Director has or acquires that
conflicts, or may conflict, with the Director's duties.
(a)
engage in legal practice outside the duties of his or her office; or
(b)
engage, without the consent of the Attorney-General, in any other remunerated
employment.
(8) The Governor may
terminate the Director's appointment if the Director—
(a) is
guilty of misbehaviour; or
(b)
becomes physically or mentally incapable of carrying out official duties
satisfactorily; or
(c)
becomes bankrupt or applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of
bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or
(d) is
absent, without leave of the Attorney-General, for 14 consecutive days, or for
28 days in any period of 12 months; or
(e)
contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (6) or (7).
(9) Except as provided
in subsection (8), the Director's appointment cannot be terminated.