The DPP and his wish list
Fri Nov 12 2010On 6 November 2010 Nicholas Cowdery AM QC delivered an address titled, "Rule of Law and A Director of Public Prosecutions" at the 2010 Rule of Law in Australia Conference. In his speech, the DPP outlined what he would do with a "legislative wand": decriminalise drug possession and use and small-scale trafficking, transfer the conduct of all prosecutions, including summary prosecutions, to the DPP, expand the range of rehabilitative and therapeutic programs provided in prisons and create a Bail Act "quite unlike the draft that is out for consultation". His speech is available from the ODPP web site>
12 November 2010
InBrief welcomes advertisements relating to products, events or services, which assist barristers with their practice or support the objects of the Bar Association. Each day, a selection of InBrief articles is emailed to our members. To have an advertisement included a daily email broadcast costs $50 (inc. GST). Announcements must be paid in advance. For more information about the terms and conditions, or to arrange payment, please contact the Bar Association’s publications manager