Question
Number
397
Subject
Director of Public Prosecutions
(Case outcomes and efficiency)
(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
- 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.
- 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).
- Since 2018, how many prosecutions have been discontinued or resulted in a nolle prosequi, and what proportion of those were due to evidentiary issues.