Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1990 - NOTES

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     bankrupt or personally insolvent

              •     chief police officer

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     exercise

              •     function

              •     judge

              •     legal practitioner

              •     magistrate

              •     Magistrates Court

              •     notifiable instrument (see s 10)

              •     person

              •     proceeding

              •     territory law.

"Commonwealth Act" means the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cwlth).

"Commonwealth director" means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under the Commonwealth Act.

"director" means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under section 22 (1).

"general proceedings" means a prosecution, proceedings or appeal referred to in section 6 (1) (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) or (g).

"member of the staff", of the office, means—

        (a)     a member of the staff mentioned in section 30 (Staff); or

        (b)     a person engaged under section 31 (Consultants etc); or

        (c)     a person whose services are made available to the director in accordance with section 32 (Other staffing arrangements).

"office" means the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions established by section 4 (1).

"Territory authority" includes a person—

        (a)     who holds an office or position established by or under an Act; or

        (b)     who holds an appointment made under an Act.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 No 22

notified 25 June 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S32)

s 1, s 2 commenced 25 June 1990 (s 2 (1))

ss 3, 6-18, 33, 35 commenced 1 July 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S44)

remainder (ss 4, 5, 19-32, 34) commenced 1 July 1991 (Gaz 1991 No S57)

as amended by

Director of Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1992 No 51

notified 1 September 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S148)

commenced 1 September 1992

Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt 26

notified 30 June 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S121)

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 1994 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 pt 26 commenced 1 July 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S142)

Annual Reports (Government Agencies) (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 No 25 sch

notified 5 September 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S212)

commenced 5 September 1995 (s 2)

Director of Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1995 No 29

notified 5 September 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S212)

commenced 5 September 1995 (s 2)

Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1995 No 56 sch

notified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)

commenced 21 December 1995 (s 2 and Gaz 1995 No S315)

Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 No 96 sch 1

notified 1 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S380)

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 December 1997

sch 1 commenced 1 June 1998 (s 2 (2))

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No 3) No 17 sch 1

notified 1 June 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 22)

commenced 1 June 2000 (s 2)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 102

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 102 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Rehabilitation of Offenders (Interim) Act 2001 No 82 sch 1 pt 1.2

notified 10 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S66)

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2001 (IA s 10B)

sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 24 September 2001 (s 2 and CN2001-4)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (No 2) A2003-47 pt 4

notified LR 31 October 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 4 commenced 1 November 2003 (s 2)

Annual Reports Legislation Amendment Act 2004 A2004-9 sch 1 pt 1.11

notified LR 19 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.11 commenced 13 April 2004 (s 2 and see Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 A2004-8, s 2 and CN2004-5)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 A2006-23 sch 1 pt 1.13

notified LR 18 May 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.13 commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 (1) and see Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 A2005-59 s 2, Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)

Legal Profession Act 2006 A2006-25 sch 2 pt 2.5

notified LR 21 June 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.5 commenced 1 July 2006 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.28

notified LR 22 March 2007

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.28 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))

Court Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-42 pt 3

notified LR 8 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 3 commenced 8 March 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (No 2) A2010-30 sch 1 pt 1.7

notified LR 31 August 2010

s 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2010 (LA s 75 (1))

s 3 commenced 1 September 2010 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 28 September 2010 (s 2 (2))

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.53

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.53 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

Law Officers Act 2011 A2011-30 sch 1 pt 1.1

notified LR 29 August 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 31 August 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-9)

4     Amendment history

Name of Act
s 1     sub A2007-3 amdt 3.137

Dictionary
s 2     om R5 (LA s 89 (4))
    ins A2007-3 amdt 3.140

Notes
s 2A     ins A2007-3 amdt 3.140

Prosecutions etc begun by other people
s 3     defs reloc to dict A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    sub A2007-3 amdt 3.140
    def chief police officer om A2007-3 amdt 3.138

Establishment and control
div 2.1 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 1 hdg) renum R5 LA

Functions and powers of director
div 2.2 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 2 hdg) renum R5 LA

Functions
s 6     am 1992 No 51 s 3; 1995 No 29 s 4; 2000 No 17 sch 1; 2001 No 82 sch 1 pt 1.2; R6 LA (see 2001 No 82 amdt 1.4); A2003-47 s 13; ss renum R7 LA (see A2003-47 s 14); A2006-23 amdt 1.172; A2007-3 amdt 3.141

Appeals
s 10     am 2000 No 17 sch 1

Representation of Territory and Territory authorities
s 11     am 1997 No 96 sch 1; A2008-42 s 6

Directions and guidelines by director
s 12     am 1995 No 25 sch; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1113; A2004-9 amdt 1.14; A2011-30 amdt 1.1

Appearances by director
s 16     am 1997 No 96 sch 1; A2006-25 amdt 2.6; A2008-42 s 7; A2011-30 amdt 1.1

Commonwealth prosecutions by director and staff of office
s 16A     ins 1992 No 51 s 4
    am 1997 No 96 sch 1
    sub 2000 No 17 sch 1

Delegation by director
s 17     sub A2007-3 amdt 3.142

Additional powers
s 18     om A2007-3 amdt 3.143

Attorney-General
div 2.3 hdg     (prev pt 2 div 3 hdg) renum R5 LA

Directions and guidelines by Attorney-General
s 20     am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1114, amdt 1.1115

Director and members of the staff of the office
div 3.1 hdg     (prev pt 3 div 1 hdg) renum R5 LA

Appointment
s 22     am 1992 No 51 s 5; 1997 No 96 sch 1; A2007-3 amdt 3.144

Remuneration and allowances
s 23     am 1992 No 51 s 6
    om 1995 No 56 sch

Leave of absence
s 24     am 1992 No 51 s 7

Preclusion from other employment
s 25     sub 1992 No 51 s 8

Additional powers
s 27     om A2007-3 amdt 3.145

Termination of appointment
s 28     am 1992 No 51 s 9; A2007-3 amdt 3.146, amdt 3.147; A2010-30 amdt 1.23

Acting director
s 29     am 1992 No 51 s 10
    om A2007-3 amdt 3.148

Members of the staff
div 3.2 hdg     (prev pt 3 div 2 hdg) renum R5 LA

Staff
s 30     sub 1992 No 51 s 11; 1994 No 38 sch 1
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.165

Consultants etc
s 31     am 1994 No 38 sch 1

Other staffing arrangements
s 32     sub 1994 No 38 sch 1
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.166

Legal immunity
s 33A     ins 1995 No 29 s 5

Annual report
s 34     om 1995 No 25 sch

Regulation-making power
s 35     sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1116

Dictionary
dict     ins A2007-3 amdt 3.149
    am A2008-42 s 8; A2010-30 amdt 1.24; A2011-22 amdt 1.167
    def Commonwealth Act reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    def Commonwealth director reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    def director reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    def general proceedings reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    def member of the staff ins A2007-3 amdt 3.149
    def office reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139
    def Territory authority reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.139

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	Act 1991 No 22	31 October 1991
2	Act 1992 No 51	31 October 1992
3	Act 1994 No 38	31 January 1995
4	Act 1995 No 56	1 January 1996
5	Act 2001 No 44	12 September 2001
6	A2001-82	19 October 2001
7	A2003-47	1 November 2003
8	A2004-9	13 April 2004
9	A2006-23	2 June 2006
10	A2006-25	1 July 2006
11	A2007-3	12 April 2007
12*	A2008-42	8 March 2009
13	A2010-30	28 September 2010
14	A2011-22	1 July 2011

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

A1990-22

Republication No 15

Effective: 31 August 2011

Republication date: 31 August 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-30





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 31 August 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 31 August 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

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The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

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This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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