Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Prosecutions Act 1994 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purposes

1. Purposes

The purposes of this Act are-

   (a)  to provide for the appointment of a Chief Crown Prosecutor, Crown
        Prosecutors, Associate Crown Prosecutors and a Solicitor for Public
        Prosecutions and set out their respective functions and powers;

   (ab) to set out the functions and powers of the Director of Public
        Prosecutions;



   (b)  to require that certain decisions be made by the Director of Public
        Prosecutions only after obtaining the advice of a Committee on the
        decision;

   (c)  to make fresh provision with respect to the manner of dealing with
        certain contempts of court;

   (d)  to establish an Office of Public Prosecutions;

   (e)  to establish a Committee for Public Prosecutions;

   (f)  to repeal the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1982.