Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 1551

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Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983.

Dated 26 June 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command.

Michael Duffy

Attorney-General

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Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 July 1990.

Other functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions

2. Regulation 3 of the Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations is amended by adding at the end the following word and paragraph:

“; and (c) to perform, in respect of matters arising under laws made under, or continued in force by, the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988,the functions conferred on the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Australian Capital Territory by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 of the Australian Capital Territory, during any period when no person holds office, or is acting, as Director of Public Prosecutions under that Act.”.

3. The Director of Public Prosecutions Regulations are amended by adding at the end the following regulation;

 

(S.R. 162/90)—Cat. No. 14/14.6.1990

Additional powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions

“4. The Director has the power, during any period referred to in paragraph 3 (c), to exercise the powers conferred on the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Australian Capital Territory by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 of the Australian Capital Territory, in respect of matters referred to in that paragraph.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1984 No. 249.

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