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The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the person responsible for conducting criminal proceedings for indictable offences on behalf of the Monarch of Australia. The role of the DPP is supported by the Crown Prosecutors' Chambers, led by the Chief Crown Prosecutor, and the Office of Public Prosecutions.
The DPP was responsible for the prosecution of only a small number of major cases until 1986 when responsibility for prosecutions was transferred to a new Crown Prosecution Service with the DPP as its head. The Director is appointed by the Attorney General for England and Wales. The current DPP, since November 2023, is Stephen Parkinson. [7]
In March 2018, it was announced that Judd would become Victoria's next Director of Public Prosecutions after John Champion was appointed to the Supreme Court. [4] The DPP is the head of the state's public prosecutions service, responsible for prosecuting indictable offences. [1] She is the first woman to be appointed to the role.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia. Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.
In 1987, Richer acted for surgeon Ian McGoldrick who was indicted on 11 charges of procuring abortions contrary to the then sections 64 to 66 of the Victorian Crimes Act 1958 [4] [8] The case was dismissed at committal hearings, the presiding Justice following Justice Menhennitt's reasoning in 1969 matter of R v Davidson [1969] VR 667 at 670.
The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions or, informally, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is an independent prosecuting service and government agency within the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Australia, as a part of the Attorney-General's Department.
Many prison staff and top-level Victorian government bureaucrats had expressed concerns about Williams' safety due to Johnson's violent history and Williams' status as a police informant. On 20 January 2009, Corrections Victoria decided to accommodate Williams and Johnson together, trusting Williams' wishes and belief the pair were friends. [10]
The next few appointees were unimportant and uncontroversial, until Sir Charles Willie Matthews QC, a man Rozenberg describes as "the first real DPP". The Prosecution of Offences Act 1908 repealed the section of the 1884 Act that unified the DPP and Treasury Solicitor, giving Matthews an office of his own on his appointment in the same year. [7]