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A former SA Attorney-General has cast doubt on whether the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Martin Hinton QC, should argue matters in the Supreme Court – over which he used to preside – insisting “the appearance of a conflict of interest is palpable”.
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The state’s Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hinton has removed himself from the high-profile prosecution of the former boss of Renewal SA, after declaring a conflict of interest.
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Incoming Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hinton may not be able to prosecute cases in court for at least two years after assuming his high-profile role in October, unless he is given special dispensation to do so, under long-standing legal rules established to avoid perceived conflicts of interest.
Supreme Court Justice Martin Hinton will resign his commission after being appointed the state’s new Director of Public Prosecutions.
The state’s former top prosecutor says Attorney-General Vickie Chapman should stand down pending an investigation by the Director of Public Prosecutions into whether she breached the state’s ICAC Act.
Police have referred their investigation of Attorney-General Vickie Chapman over a possible breach of the state’s ICAC Act to the Director of Public Prosecutions for assessment, she told parliament today.
