LITIGATION

From time to time, applications are made in cases to which the prosecution is a party that purport to invoke the Human Rights Act. Typically these are cases where delay is relied upon to support an application for a stay of the prosecution.

C.12   STRATEGIC BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Office is neither a manager of unleased Territory Land nor an owner (ie: lessee or occupier) of Territory Land and does not have reporting requirements under the Emergencies Act 2004 (Section 85).

C.13   STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

The Director’s office is located in the Reserve Bank Building, adjacent to the Supreme
Court and Magistrates Court buildings.

The current utilisation rate is 18.7m2 per employee which is down from last year’s rate of 19.8m2. The utilisation rate is based on a benchmark of 15.9m2 per employee. Seventy staff occupied a total floor space of 1,308m2. Factors such as: the need to provide for witness interview and waiting rooms for vulnerable witnesses a conference room and a specialist criminal law library; and the need for professional staff undertaking sensitive and confidential work and dealing with acutely personal and intimate issues to be appropriately accommodated, are all relevant to the utilisation rate.

Energy reduction opportunities are limited due to the building being leased. However, strategies for reducing energy consumption are being pursued wherever possible.

The assets of the Office are mainly comprised of the Office fitout (partitioning and cabling) and the library. Total replacement costs are estimated at $2m.

C.14   CAPITAL WORKS

The following new works were completed by the Office during the reporting period.

 

Capital Project	Original Project  Value  $'000	Actual Cost  $'000	Estimated  Completion Date	Actual  Completion  Date
FV/SA Shared Work   area upgrade	33	33	February 2012	Dec 2011
First Floor Shared   Work area upgrade	24	24	February 2012	Dec 2011

There were no works still in progress at year end.

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ANNUAL REPORT  2011-12  DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS                                                                                    58

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