❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the Director of Public Prosecutions' policy regarding prosecuting current versus retired police officers for perjury and other crimes. The response refers to the published prosecution policy, rendering further questions inapplicable.
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(1) Has the Director of Public Prosecutions ever advised Mr Peter Mickelberg that the Director of Public Prosecutions’ policy is only to prosecute serving Police officers who may have committed perjury and not officers that have since retired?
(2) Is this the Director of Public Prosecutions’ current policy; and
(a) if so, when did this become policy?
(3) Who made the decision to adopt this policy?
(4) Did the Attorney General advise the Director of Public Prosecutions to adopt this policy?
(5) Was the Attorney General consulted about this policy?
(6) Does the policy apply to former police officers who have committed any crime whatsoever whilst in the job or just to the crime of perjury?
(2) Is this the Director of Public Prosecutions’ current policy; and
(a) if so, when did this become policy?
(3) Who made the decision to adopt this policy?
(4) Did the Attorney General advise the Director of Public Prosecutions to adopt this policy?
(5) Was the Attorney General consulted about this policy?
(6) Does the policy apply to former police officers who have committed any crime whatsoever whilst in the job or just to the crime of perjury?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 October 2005
Response time
28 days
(2) The current prosecution policy of the Director of Public Prosecutions is set out in his published Statement of Prosecution Policy and Guidelines 2005 gazetted on 3 June 2005. (3) - (6) Not applicable.
(3) - (6) Not applicable.
(3) - (6) Not applicable.
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