Question - Director of Public Prosecutions


Question

Number
397
Subject
Director of Public Prosecutions
(Case outcomes and efficiency)
Asked by
Cain, Peter
Directed to
Attorney-General
Question asked on
07 May 2025
Answer due on
08 June 2025
Question asked
  1. Since 2018, how many criminal matters have been prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and what was the conviction rate at first instance and on appeal.
  2. What has been the median time between a matter being referred to the DPP and a prosecution decision, since 2018, broken down by offence category (e.g. indictable vs summary).
  3. Since 2018, how many prosecutions have been discontinued or resulted in a nolle prosequi, and what proportion of those were due to evidentiary issues.