Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Prosecutions Act 1994 - SECT 17

Suspension and removal from office

17. Suspension and removal from office



(1) The Governor in Council may suspend the Chief Crown Prosecutor from
office.

(2) If the Chief Crown Prosecutor is suspended from office the
Attorney-General must cause a full statement of the ground or grounds of the
suspension to be laid before each House of Parliament on or before the 7th
sitting day of that House after the suspension.

(3) The Governor in Council must remove the Chief Crown Prosecutor from office
if each House of Parliament on or before the 7th sitting day of that House
after the statement is laid before it passes a resolution declaring that the
Chief Crown Prosecutor ought to be removed from office.





(4) If both Houses of Parliament do not pass a resolution of the kind
specified in subsection (3) within the time specified in that subsection, the
Governor in Council must without delay remove the suspension and restore the
Chief Crown Prosecutor to office.

(5) The Chief Crown Prosecutor can only be removed from office in accordance
with this section.