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On Tuesday 25 March 2025 the Treasurer, The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP announced the 2025-26 Federal Budget, which included $12.1 million in additional funding for the CDPP, for the following measures:

The CDPP Sydney office is now located at 52 World Square, 52 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW.  

Physical access to the offices is via reception on Level 19. 

Telephone numbers, email addresses and postal address remain the same: 

Commonwealth DPP 
Locked Bag A4020 
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235 

Phone: (02) 9321 1100 
Fax: (02) 9264 8241 
Email: sydney@cdpp.gov.au  

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) 2023-24 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2024.

The report highlights our achievements, performance and financial position for the past year. A PDF version of the Annual Report is also available. 

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Corporate Plan 2024–28 is now available and aims to guide and connect our strategic themes, as well as annual business and operational planning across our national prosecution practice through to 2028.

The Corporate Plan is available on the Strategic Directions page.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Raelene Sharp KC confirmed that on 1 June 2024, Warren Day will join the CDPP on secondment for 6 months, as the Director’s Executive Officer. 

Mr Day will assist the Director to design and implement a program of work to review the practicing model, and other areas of the CDPP, with a view to enhancing and modernising the CDPP’s legal practice.

On 5 March 2024, CDPP staff acknowledged the 40 year anniversary of the Office being established.

The Director of Public Prosecutions, Raelene Sharp KC, hosted an online panel event joined by staff from each of the 10 offices. The event featured a panel of current staff representing staff who joined the Office in each decade since the 1980s. 

Those staff shared their experiences of change throughout their tenure, covering everything from changes in technology and the support available, through to valuable connections and memorable cases.

The CDPP’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2024-26 is now available.

Through the implementation of the strategy, we continue our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute fully and feel valued.

The CDPP has launched a range of branded cultural elements which were designed by Sarah Levett, a proud Wiradjuri Gundungurra woman in consultation with our Communication team.  Sarah is from the First Nations Crea

The CDPP’s Corporate Plan 2023–27 is now available.

The plan will guide and connect our strategic themes, as well as annual business and operational planning across our national prosecution practice through to 2027.