Former investment manager sentenced for creating false documents for investors following ASIC investigation and CDPP prosecution
On 20 December 2024, Brett Trevillian was convicted and sentenced in the NSW District Court to three years’ imprisonment, to be served by way of an intensive correction order, following a plea of guilty to two charges of making a false document to obtain a financial advantage, contrary to s 253(b)(ii) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
Former AFP Protective Services Officer sentenced for false statements
A former protective services officer, Daniel Robert David Jones, made false declarations in relation to an application for a security clearance required to work for the Australian Federal Police. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP) prosecuted Mr Jones and on 15 July 2024 he pleaded guilty to and was sentenced in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Former AFP Protective Services Officer sentenced for false statements
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APS Code of Conduct breaches and sanctions
Under the Public Service Act 1999 (the Act), our Section 15(3) procedures help to determine breaches of the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct, and possible sanctions that may apply to an APS employee in the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, or a former employee during the time of the suspected misconduct.
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New Sydney office for the CDPP
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New Sydney office for the CDPP
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
Prosecution Performance Indicators 2022-23
| Description | Target | Outcome | Details successful (Total) |
| Prosecutions resulting in a finding of guilt (total matters) * | 90% | 97% | 1506 (1546) |
| Prosecutions resulting in a finding of guilt (defended matters) | 70% | 65% | 73 (113) |
Prosecution Statistics for 2022-23
During 2022-23 financial year, we received over 2192 new referrals from 50 referring agencies, this includes 40 Commonwealth investigative agencies and 10 state and territory agencies.
The following tables set out details of prosecutions we conducted in 2022-2023.
Statutory Function Statistics for 2023-2024
Discontinuance of a prosecution following commitment to trial or the filing of an indictment
After an accused has been committed for trial, the question sometimes arises whether the prosecution should continue. This can arise as a result of an application made by the accused or on the CDPP’s own initiative.
Director of Courtenay House sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for running Australia’s largest Ponzi scheme
Tony Iervasi ran a trading business called ‘Courtenay Trading’ based in Bondi Junction NSW, in which clients deposited funds for the purported purpose of investing in foreign exchange and futures trading. From its inception, the trading business was a Ponzi scheme. Mr Iervasi defrauded about 585 investors, who invested over $180 million for the purpose of trading those funds.