Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (NO. 51 OF 1992) - SECT 3

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by inserting after paragraph (1) (d) the following paragraph:

    "(da)     in relation to proceedings for contempt of a court or for an order requiring a person to enter into a recognizance, with or without sureties, to keep the peace or be of good behaviour—

              (i)     instituting proceedings; or

              (ii)     conducting proceedings, whether instituted by the Director or not;";

    (b)     by inserting after paragraph (1) (f) the following paragraph:

    “(fa)     where the Director is authorised—

              (i)     by a law of the Commonwealth;

              (ii)     under an instrument issued by or on behalf of the Commonwealth in pursuance of an agreement between the Territory and the Commonwealth; or

              (iii)     pursuant to an agreement with the Commonwealth Director;

to prosecute offences against the laws of the Commonwealth—instituting or conducting such a prosecution in accordance with the terms of the law, instrument or agreement;”;

    (c)     by omitting from paragraph (g) “(f)” and substituting “(fa)”;

    (d)     by inserting after paragraph (1) (g) the following paragraphs:

    “(ga)     attending a meeting of the Parole Board of the Australian Capital Territory;

        (gb)     representing or acting as agent for the Commonwealth Director;”;

    (e)     by adding at the end of subsection (1) the following paragraph:

    “(k)     doing anything incidental or conducive to the performance of another function.”; and

    (f)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(3) In paragraph (1) (fa)—

‘prosecution' includes proceedings for the commitment of a person for trial in respect of an indictable offence.”.