DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1991

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used

PART 2 -- Office of Director, and Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions  

• 4 Offices created
 
• 5 Appointments
 
• 6 Deputy Director may perform Director’s functions
 
• 7 Tenure, salary etc. (Sch. 1)
 
• 8 Acting appointments
 
• 9 Judicial notice of appointment and signature

PART 3 -- Functions of Director  

• 10 General principles as to performance of functions
 
• 11 Prosecutions
 
• 13 Appeals etc. as to prosecutions
 
• 14 Extraditions
 
• 15 Inquests
 
• 15A Proceedings under High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020
 
• 16 Recovery of penalties etc.; proceedings under Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000
 
• 16A Prosecuting offences of other jurisdictions
 
• 17 Assistance to officers of other jurisdictions
 
• 18 Additional and related functions
 
• 19 Taking over matters under s. 11 or 13, manner of
 
• 20 Powers of Director
 
• 21 Appearance by Director
 
• 22 Information from other officials, Director may request
 
• 23 Powers of other officials, Director may limit
 
• 24 Guidelines as to Director’s functions, Director may issue

PART 4 -- Relationship with Attorney General  

• 25 General freedom from direction
 
• 26 Consultation
 
• 27 Directions by Attorney General
 
• 28 Director to act consistently with Attorney General
 
• 29 Director to give Attorney General information

PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

• 30 Staff for Director
 
• 31 Delegation by Director
 
• 32 Annual report of Director
 
• 33 Protection from personal liability
 
• 34 Regulations
 
• 35 Savings and transitional
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Tenure, salary, conditions of service, etc., of Director