Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
Australian lawyer has the meaning given in the
Legal Profession Act 2008 section 3;
Deputy Director means the holder of the office of
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions created by section 4 and, except
in clauses 1(1), 2, 3 and 6 of Schedule 1, a person acting in that
office under section 8;
Director means the holder of the office of
Director of Public Prosecutions created by section 4 and, except in
clauses 1(1), 2, 3 and 6 of Schedule 1, a person acting in that
office under section 8;
legal practitioner means an Australian legal
practitioner within the meaning of that term in the
Legal Profession Act 2008 section 3;
offence means an offence —
(a)
against a law of this State; and
(b)
against a law of the Commonwealth but limited to an offence to which
particular proceedings relate where the Director is authorised to bring or
conduct those proceedings; and
(c)
against a law of the United Kingdom if the offence is triable in this State;
public service means the Public Service within the
meaning of section 34 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 .
[Section 3 amended by No. 32 of 1994
s. 19; No. 65 of 2003 s. 31(2); No. 21 of 2008 s. 659(2).]