Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Annual Report 2025–26

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Annual Report 2025–26 has been tabled in Parliament and published online.

The annual report reflects the achievements of the Office. These include:

• 2,583 briefs of evidence received from 49 partner agencies.
• 2,205 matters finalised.
• 1,594 prosecutions resulted in conviction. Of those, 1,518 or 95% resolved via a plea of guilty.
• Successfully prosecuted fraud offences relating to a total of $68,375,362 defrauded funds.
• Drug offences relating to a total of 21.1 tonnes of border-controlled drugs and precursors, including 13.1 tonnes of cocaine and 6.5 tonnes of methamphetamine.
• An 82% increase in victims/witnesses referred to the Witness Assistance Service compared to 2024‑25.

The annual report also includes examples of significant cases completed with the support of our partner agencies during the reporting period.

Now past the half-way point of her 5-year appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms Raelene Sharp KC says she remains privileged to serve the Australian community through leading the Commonwealth’s specialist criminal litigation and advisory practice that is the CDPP. She reflects on another busy year for the Office and recognises the continued dedication and work of all CDPP staff.