Office of the Director of Public Prosections (Cth) Emissions Reduction Plan 2024
The Australian Government released the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy in November 2023, setting out the overall approach and action required by Commonwealth entities to achieve the APS Net Zero 2030 target.
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| Office of the DPP (Cth) Emissions Reduction Plan 2024_0.pdf | 442.95 KB |
| Office of the DPP (Cth) Emissions Reduction Plan 2024.docx | 555.13 KB |
Corporate Plan 2024–28 now 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.
South Australian café owner sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment for GST fraud
Shaun Both of South Australia lodged 9 quarterly Business Activity Statements with the ATO. As a result of false statements in the BAS, in circumstances where the café had ceased trading, the offender dishonestly obtained $1,001,004 in GST.
Sentencing of Federal Offenders in Australia - A Guide for Practitioners - Edition 7.2
The seventh edition of this comprehensive sentencing Guide reflects the law as at 14 June 2024, and has been updated by Des Lane of the Victorian bar, with valuable assistance from Grace Devereaux of the Queensland bar and lawyers of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (CDPP).
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| Sentencing of Federal Offenders in Australia - A Guide for Practitioners - Edition 7.2 | 5.44 MB |
Determining the Appropriate Jurisdiction [NLD]
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| Determining the Appropriate Jurisdiction [NLD] | 174.55 KB |
| Determining the Appropriate Jurisdiction [NLD] | 313.32 KB |
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements 2023-24
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| Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements 2023-24 | 192.77 KB |
| Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements 2023-24 | 165.42 KB |
Portfolio Budget Statements 2024-25
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| Portfolio Budget Statements 2024-25 | 13.4 MB |
| Portfolio Budget Statements 2024-25 | 387.77 KB |
First criminal prosecution of foreign interference
Di Sanh Duong was the first person in Australia to be convicted of a foreign interference offence since the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill amended the Criminal Code in 2018.
The High Court allows the CDPP’s appeal in a case involving a conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs: the decision in Kola
Partner Agency: South Australia Police
On 17 April 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in the matter of Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kola [2024] HCA 14. In doing so, the Court unanimously allowed the CDPP’s appeal. The case concerned elements and directions that are permissible in conspiracy cases, and also the operation of the co-conspirators’ rule.
Enhancing the CDPP’s legal practice
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.