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All prosecutors generally have the same requirements. Using NSW as a case study, appointments are made pursuant to the 'Crown Prosecutors Act 1986 (NSW). They firstly must be a qualified Australian legal practitioner. Secondly, crown prosecutors must also be members of the private bar, in NSW known as the New South Wales Bar Association.
The New South Wales Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is an independent prosecuting service and government agency within the portfolio of the Attorney General of New South Wales. [1] Of all prosecuting services in Australia, the ODPP has the largest caseload, staff, and budget. [2]
Inaugural Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption [9] 2: Mark Weinberg KC: 1988 () December 1991 () 2–3 years: Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, later Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria: 3: Michael Rozenes KC: 1 February 1992 () 1997 () 4–5 years
The Director of Public Prosecutions (Chinese: 刑事檢控專員) of Hong Kong heads the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice, which is responsible for prosecuting trials and appeals on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, providing legal advice to law enforcement agencies on investigations, acting on behalf of the Secretary for Justice in the institution of ...
In 2013, Dowling was appointed senior counsel and in 2016 she was appointed deputy senior Crown prosecutor and head of the appeals unit within the NSW office of the DPP. [5] [2] In 2019, she was senior counsel assisting the NSW Government's Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’. [5]
In 1817, the position of Solicitor for the Crown, or Crown Solicitor, of the colony of New South Wales was created with the appointment of Thomas Wylde. [6] In 1839, a Crown Solicitor for civil matters and another for criminal matters were appointed; but, in 1856, with introduction of responsible government, these roles were merged into that of a single New South Wales Crown Solicitor. [6]
Cunneen was a Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor in the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and has held a commission as a Crown Prosecutor since 1990. She came to prominence when she prosecuted a series of highly publicised pedophiles and several notable gang rape and murder trials.
Crown prosecutor is the title given in a number of jurisdictions to the state prosecutor, the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial. The title is commonly used in Commonwealth realms .