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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1990 - SECT 6

Functions

    (1)     The director has the following functions:

        (a)     in relation to indictable offences:

              (i)     instituting prosecutions on indictment or summarily;

              (ii)     conducting prosecutions on indictment or summarily, whether instituted by the director or not;

        (b)     in relation to the commitment of persons for trial in respect of indictable offences:

              (i)     instituting proceedings;

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether instituted by the director or not;

        (c)     in relation to summary offences:

              (i)     instituting prosecutions;

              (ii)     conducting prosecutions, whether instituted by the director or not;

        (d)     assisting a coroner in inquests and inquiries;

        (e)     in relation to proceedings for contempt of a court or for an order requiring a person to enter into a recognisance, with or without sureties, to keep the peace or be of good behaviour—

              (i)     instituting proceedings; or

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether instituted by the director or not;

        (f)     in relation to forfeiture orders or the recovery of pecuniary penalties:

              (i)     instituting proceedings;

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether instituted by the director or not;

              (iii)     coordinating or supervising the institution or conduct of proceedings;

        (g)     in relation to civil remedies in connection with specified matters:

              (i)     instituting proceedings;

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether instituted by the director or not;

              (iii)     coordinating or supervising the institution or conduct of proceedings;

on behalf of the Territory or a Territory authority;

        (h)     conducting proceedings for applicants for orders under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

, part 2.5 (Forensic procedures on suspect by order of magistrate);

              (i)     making applications for orders to review under the Magistrates Court Act 1930

, section 219C, and conducting such proceedings;

        (j)     making applications for orders under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005

, chapter 5A, and conducting a proceeding for the application;

        (k)     for prosecutions or other proceedings mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j)—causing the proceedings to be brought to an end;

        (l)     for appeals in relation to matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k):

              (i)     instituting or responding to appeals (including appeals against sentence);

              (ii)     conducting appeals (including appeals against sentence) as appellant or respondent, whether instituted or responded to by the director or not;

        (m)     the functions of the director under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

;

        (n)     representing or acting as agent for the Commonwealth director;

        (o)     making statements or providing information to particular persons, to the public or to particular sections of the public (whether about decisions taken and the reasons for those decisions, or otherwise) relating to the exercise of powers or the performance of functions or duties under this Act;

        (p)     functions given to the director under another provision of this Act or any other Territory law;

        (q)     such other functions as are prescribed by the regulations;

        (r)     doing anything incidental or conducive to the performance of another function.

Note     A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act

, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, defs of entity and function ).

    (2)     To remove any doubt and without limiting subsection (1), the functions of the director include the following:

        (a)     appearing before a board of inquiry under the Crimes Act 1900

, part 20 (Inquiries into convictions);

        (b)     for civil proceedings (including appeals) connected with or arising out of the exercise by the director of a function under this Act or a proceeding in relation to which the director has a function—

              (i)     beginning proceedings; or

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether begun by the director or not; or

              (iii)     responding to proceedings.

    (3)     In subsection (1) (g):

"specified matter" means—

        (a)     the recovery or ensuring the payment of an amount of tax; or

        (b)     a prosecution, whether instituted or conducted by the director or not; or

        (c)     an alleged or suspected offence, whether a prosecution has been instituted or not.



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