Director of Public Prosecutions in Western Australia

<body marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <p><a href="content/ourroles.htm">Our Role</a></p> <p><a href="content/servicecharter.htm">Service Charter</a></p> <br><p>The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the independent State prosecuting authority of the Western Australian Government.</p> <p>It prosecutes all serious offences committed against the States criminal laws.</p> <p>There is a separate body - the Commonwealth DPP - which prosecutes offences committed against Commonwealth criminal laws.</p> <p>The DPP acts independently of the Government in decision making on criminal prosecutions. The DPP is however responsible to the Attorney General for the operation of the Office.</p> <p>The DPP does not investigate crime - that is the role of the investigating agencies such as the Police Service and the Anti Corruption Commission.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="556"> <tr> <td><img src="/images/menu/m01a.gif" alt="About DPP" border="0"></td> <td><a href="/frames.asp?pageId=r4376924&content=/content/witness.htm" target="_top"><img name="i_m1" src="/images/menu/m02.gif" alt="Witnesses" border="0"></a></td> <td><a href="/frames.asp?pageId=r4374724&content=/content/victims.htm" target="_top"><img name="i_m2" src="/images/menu/m03.gif" alt="Victims of Crime" border="0"></a></td> <td><a href="/frames.asp?pageId=r11458965&content=/content/faq.htm" target="_top"><img name="i_m3" src="/images/menu/m06.gif" alt="FAQ's" border="0"></a></td> <td><a href="/frames.asp?pageId=r4370124&content=/content/publications.htm" target="_top"><img name="i_m4" src="/images/menu/m04.gif" alt="Publications" border="0"></a></td> <td><a href="/frames.asp?pageId=r4389924&content=/content/employment.htm" target="_top"><img name="i_m5" src="/images/menu/m05.gif" alt="Employment" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> </body>