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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
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