Our National Practice

The CDPP is a national prosecution service. We practice in each State and Territory of Australia. The CDPP has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin. There are sub-offices of the Brisbane office in Townsville and Cairns, which perform prosecutions in central and north Queensland.

The operating model consists of nationally organised and run practice groups, to provide a more effective, efficient and nationally consistent federal prosecution service.

The Practice Groups are based on compatible crime types. They are:

  1. Serious Financial and Corporate Crime.
  2. Organised Crime and National Security.
  3. Fraud and Specialist Agencies.
  4. Human Exploitation and Border Protection.

Each Practice Group is led by a Deputy Director who has responsibility for:

  • the prosecutions conducted by that Practice Group across Australia
  • national liaison in relation to the Practice Group
  • policy development for issues that concern the Practice Group and
  • the CDPP’s contribution to law reform in relation to the crime types included in the Practice Group.

The legal practice is supported by the Legal Capability and Performance and Enabling Services groups. 

The Executive Committee supports the Director to ensure the Office is delivering on its purposes and priorities, while promoting the proper use and management of public resources and the Office’s financial sustainability. 

The Legal Forum provides leadership, direction and oversight for the delivery of the Office’s legal and prosecutorial work, strategy, policy and guidance and ensures the duties and accountabilities of the Director are discharged in accordance with the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) and the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth.

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