The Director of Public Prosecutions is responsible for prosecuting people who have been charged under South Australian laws with serious criminal offences, namely, major indictable offences. It also restrains and confiscates assets used in or derived from criminal activity.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Adam Kimber SC, is a statutory officer independent of the Attorney-General's Department, who initiates and conducts criminal prosecutions in the Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts of South Australia. The Director of Public Prosecutions also initiates and conducts appeals in the Full Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia.
