Court updates
| Date | Court | Outcome |
| 22 December 2025 | Downing Centre Local Court | The Court revoked the interim suppression order meaning the Statement of Facts could be released. The Court also made orders for the suppression of information relating to the identity of a number of victims contained in the Statement of Facts and Court Attendance Notices on the court file. |
Prosecution of Naveed Akram
On 17 December 2025, the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) (comprising the New South Wales Police Force, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the NSW Crime Commission) formally referred the prosecution of charges against Naveed Akram (the defendant) to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).
Prosecution of Naveed Akram
An update on the prosecution of Naveed Akram.
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Jail for childcare fraudster
On Tuesday 9 December 2025, at the Melbourne County Court, Nuer Deng was sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay reparation of more than $1,700,000 to the Department of Education.
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Jail for childcare fraudster
On Tuesday 9 December 2025, at the Melbourne County Court, Nuer Deng was sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay reparation of more than $1,700,000 to the Department of Education.
Recognition for long-term support for the Open Employment Scheme
On 20 November the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP) and a long-term staff member, Nelson, received awards presented by the Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek, in support and recognition of the Open Employment Scheme.
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Recognition for long-term support for the Open Employment Scheme
On 20 November the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP) and a long-term staff member, Nelson, received awards presented by the Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek, in support and recognition of the Open Employment Scheme.
Nelson began working at the CDPP on 17 July 1995 and was awarded for 30 years of employment. While his role in the Information and Records Management team has changed over time, Nelson’s work ethic, reliability and willingness to engage and deliver has not changed.
2025 APS Employee Census CDPP Highlights Report
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) tracks the views of APS employees about leadership, engagement, wellbeing and performance management.
The CDPP's APS Employee Census Highlights Report is made publicly available in PDF and Excel formats.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| 2025 APS Employee Census CDPP Highlights Report.pdf | 1.43 MB |
| 2025 APS Employee Census CDPP Accessible Highlights Report.xlsx | 43.28 KB |
| 2025 APS Employee Census Action Plan.pdf | 253.8 KB |
Prosecution Performance Indicators 2024–2025
| Description | Target | Outcome | Details successful (Total) |
| Prosecutions resulting in a finding of guilt (total matters) * | 90% | 99% | 1627(1648) |
| Prosecutions resulting in a finding of guilt (defended matters) | 70% | 72% | 54(75) |
Prosecution Statistics for 2024–2025
During 2024–25 financial year, we received 2556 new referrals from 49 referring agencies, this includes 40 Commonwealth investigative agencies and nine state and territory agencies.
The following tables set out details of prosecutions we conducted in 2024–2025.