Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was established by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 1991 and came into existence on 6 July 1992.
It was established to provide an effective, fair and independent criminal prosecution service for the people of South Australia.
The powers of the Director are specified in the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 1991. They are to:
- Lay charges of indictable or summary offences against the law of the state.
- Prosecute indictable or summary offences against the law of the state.
- Claim and enforce, either on behalf of the Crown or other persons, civil remedies that arise out of, or are related to, prosecutions commenced by the Director.
- Take proceedings for or in relation to the confiscation of profits of crime.
- Institute civil proceedings for contempt of court.
- Enter a nolle prosequi or otherwise terminate a prosecution in appropriate cases.
- Grant immunity from prosecution in appropriate cases.
- Exercise rights of appeal arising from proceedings of the kind referred to above.
- Carry out any other function assigned to the Director by any other Act or by regulation under this Act.
- Do anything incidental to the foregoing.
For more information visit www.dpp.sa.gov.au.
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