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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.
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Supreme Court Justice Martin Hinton will resign his commission after being appointed the state’s new Director of Public Prosecutions.
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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.
Adelaide’s legal community has been stunned by confirmation Director of Public Prosecutions Adam Kimber will not seek re-appointment for his position when his tenure expires in April.
South Australian prosecutors will appeal against a decision to release notorious pedophile Colin Humphrys.
The State Government has heard repeated warnings about chronic underfunding in the Director of Public Prosecutions’ office and done “bugger all” to address them, former DPP Stephen Pallaras claims.
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