SECTION 8 STATEMENT

Section 8(1) of the FOI Act applies, in respect of an agency, to documents that are provided by the agency for the use of, or are used by, the agency or its officers in making decisions or recommendations for the purposes of an enactment or scheme administered by the agency. The documents that fall within this description are the Prosecution Policy and guidelines, which are available to the public.

SECTION 79 STATEMENT

During the reporting year:

• there was/were 3 application(s) made during the reporting year to access documents.  Of these applications:
• • full access to the documents was granted in 0 case(s);
  • partial access to the documents was granted in 3 case(s);
  • access was refused to all documents in 0 case(s);
• there was/were 1 application(s) made during the reporting year for the internal review of decisions under section 59;
• there was/were 0 application(s) made during the reporting year to the Tribunal for the review of decisions;
• there was/were 0 charge(s) or application fees collected during the reporting year in relation to FOI requests and other applications made under the FOI Act; and
• there was/were 0 request(s) received during the reporting year to amend records under section 48.

C.5     INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY

The organisation chart of the Office is set out in Section A.1 of this report.

During the reporting period, there were two senior executives employed in the Office, John Lundy and Alyn Doig. Each was employed as an Assistant Director, having the responsibility of assisting the Director with the management of the Office, with particular emphasis on providing a high degree of leadership of the Office’s staff and ensuring
the effective deployment of resources; conducting more complex litigation; providing high quality legal advice to the Director; achieving effective and productive relationships with the courts, investigators, criminal justice agencies and the legal profession; and representing the Director in forums and meetings.

The ACT Remuneration Tribunal determines the remuneration of the Director and senior executive staff from time to time. The Director or executives may make submissions to the Tribunal on those matters.

The operations of the Office are overseen by the executive comprising the Director, senior executives, and the Corporate Manager. The executive meets weekly with a senior

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