Director and Deputy Director
Raelene Sharp KC
Raelene Sharp KC was appointed as the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) on 4 December 2023.
The Director has over 25 years’ experience in both domestic and international legal domains, specialising in criminal law, investigative and administrative law.
She is passionate about the work of the CDPP, providing robust and just prosecution services to the Australian community.
Before being called to the Victorian Bar in 2010, the Director practised as a solicitor for 10 years, at the Office of Public Prosecutions (Vic), at the (then) Australian Crime Commission and at the United Nations in Lebanon, where she worked on the investigation into the assassination of the former Prime Minister. She was appointed senior counsel in 2022.
The Director holds a Master of Laws in Public International Law (International Criminal Law) from Leiden University, and Bachelors of Law and Arts (majoring in linguistics).
Nicholas Broadbent SC
Nicholas Broadbent SC was appointed as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) on 10 August 2026.
Mr Broadbent was most recently a Deputy Senior Public Defender at the NSW Public Defenders Chambers, having served as a Public Defender from 2020 to 2025. Mr Broadbent was appointed Senior Counsel in 2024 and practised as a barrister at Maurice Byers Chambers from 2009 to 2019.
Mr Broadbent holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, and a Master of Laws from Harvard University. He has also held leadership roles within the legal profession, including as a Councillor and former Honorary Secretary of the Council of the NSW Bar Association.