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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1986 - As at 19 October 2022 - Act 207 of 1986 - NOTES

See also--

Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Prosecution of Indictable Offences) Bill 2022

Editorial note

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office is progressively updating certain formatting styles in versions of NSW in force legislation published from 29 July 2019. For example, colons are being replaced by em-rules (em-dashes). Text of the legislation is not affected.
This version has been updated.

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   2 September 1991  
Reprint No 2   11 August 1997  
Reprint No 3   12 February 2008  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 No 207. Assented to 23.12.1986. Date of commencement of Parts 1, 2 and 5, sec 36 excepted, and Sch 1, 2.3.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 38 of 27.2.1987, p 1029; date of commencement of Parts 3 and 4 and sec 36, 13.7.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 117 of 10.7.1987, p 3860. This Act has been amended as follows--

1987 No 48 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987. Assented to 28.5.1987.
Date of commencement of Sch 30, except as provided by sec 2 (10), assent, sec 2 (1).
No 209 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1987. Assented to 9.12.1987.
Date of commencement of Sch 10, assent, sec 2 (1).
1990 No 99 Anti-Discrimination (Compulsory Retirement) Amendment Act 1990. Assented to 13.12.1990.
Date of commencement, 1.1.1991, sec 2.
1991 No 17 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991. Assented to 3.5.1991.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986, assent, sec 2.
1992 No 43 Statutory Appointments Legislation (Parliamentary Veto) Amendment Act 1992. Assented to 19.5.1992.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1993 No 87 Legal Profession Reform Act 1993. Assented to 29.11.1993.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, 17.12.1993, sec 2 and GG No 138 of 17.12.1993, p 7277.
1996 No 93 Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence Orders) Act 1996. Assented to 26.11.1996.
Date of commencement, 1.3.1997, sec 2 and GG No 20 of 21.2.1997, p 797.
1997 No 55 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2 (2).
1998 No 137 Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act 1998. Assented to 8.12.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.9, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 973.
No 149 Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 8.12.1998.
Date of commencement, 8.2.1999, sec 2 and GG No 15 of 5.2.1999, p 391.
1999 No 94 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.106, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2001 No 7 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Pre-trial Disclosure) Act 2001. Assented to 18.4.2001.
Date of commencement, 19.11.2001, sec 2 and GG No 173 of 9.11.2001, p 9071.
No 121 Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2005 No 31 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 14, assent, sec 2 (1).
2006 No 73 Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 2006. Assented to 27.10.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.10, 12.3.2007, sec 2 and GG No 41 of 9.3.2007, p 1711.
No 107 Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 29.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.12, 1.1.2008, Sch 1.12 and GG No 175 of 30.11.2007, p 8671.
2007 No 51 Crown Law Officers Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Life Tenure) Act 2007. Assented to 1.11.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 80 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement, 10.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 30 of 7.3.2008, p 1429.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Schs 1.30 and 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008 No 53 Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 11, assent, sec 2 (1).
2009 No 49 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
2011 No 8 Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 7.6.2011.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 34 Crown Law Officers Legislation Amendment (Retirement Age) Act 2011. Assented to 13.9.2011.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 65 Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Disclosures) Act 2011. Assented to 25.11.2011.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2012 No 11 Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 21.3.2012.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 80 Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment (Disclosures) Act 2012. Assented to 29.10.2012.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2013, sec 2 and 2012 (632) LW 14.12.2012.
2015 No 15 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. Assented to 29.6.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.7.2015, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.7.2015, sec 2 (3).
2016 No 61 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016. Assented to 14.11.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 6.16, 1.7.2017, sec 2 (1) and 2017 (256) LW 16.6.2017.
2017 No 55 Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals and Guilty Pleas) Act 2017. Assented to 24.10.2017.
Date of commencement, 30.4.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (164) LW 27.4.2018.
2018 No 87 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
2022 No 49 Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Prosecution of Indictable Offences) Act 2022. Assented to 18.10.2022.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 1998 No 137, Sch 2.9; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.84 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2006 No 73, Sch 3.10 [1[#93]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.11 [1[#93]; 2015 No 15, Sch 2.15; 2017 No 55, Sch 3.4 [1[#93]; 2022 No 49, Sch 1.3[1[#93].
Sec 3A Ins 2007 No 51, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 4A Ins 1992 No 43, Sch 1.
Sec 8 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.30.
Sec 9 Am 1987 No 209, Sch 10 (1); 2006 No 107, Sch 1.12.
Sec 9A Ins 2008 No 53, Sch 11 [1[#93]. Am 2015 No 15, Sch 3.20 [1[#93].
Sec 10 Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.84 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2008 No 53, Sch 11 [2[#93].
Sec 15 Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.4.
Sec 15A Ins 2001 No 7, Sch 2. Am 2011 No 65, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2012 No 80, Sch 1 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2015 No 15, Sch 3.20 [2[#93]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.16 [1[#93]-[6[#93]; 2017 No 55, Sch 3.4 [2[#93]; 2022 No 49, Sch 1.3[2[#93]-[7[#93].
Sec 16 Am 1987 No 209, Sch 10 (2).
Sec 20A Ins 1996 No 93, Sch 2. Am 1998 No 149, Sch 2.6; 2006 No 73, Sch 3.10 [2[#93]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.11 [2[#93]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 32 Subst 2015 No 15, Sch 3.20 [3[#93].
Sec 36 Am 2007 No 51, Sch 1 [2[#93]; 2011 No 8, Sch 1.2 [1[#93]; 2011 No 34, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2011 No 65, Sch 1 [2[#93]; 2012 No 11, Sch 1.3 [1[#93]; 2012 No 80, Sch 1 [4[#93] [5[#93].
Sec 37 Am 2011 No 34, Sch 1 [2[#93]; 2012 No 11, Sch 1.3 [2[#93]; 2012 No 80, Sch 1 [6[#93].
Sch 1 Am 1987 No 48, Sch 30; 1990 No 99, Sch 4; 1991 No 17, Sch 2; 1993 No 87, Sch 5; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.106; 2005 No 31, Sch 14.1; 2007 No 51, Sch 1 [3[#93]-[11[#93]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.20; 2011 No 8, Sch 1.2 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2011 No 34, Sch 1 [3[#93]-[5[#93]; 2012 No 11, Sch 1.3 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2015 No 15, Sch 3.20 [4[#93]-[10[#93]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.1 [1[#93]-[8[#93].
Sch 2 Ins 2012 No 80, Sch 1 [7[#93].


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