Victorian Numbered Acts

PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 3 OF 2012) - SECT 10

After section 19A of the Principal Act insert —

        " 19B     Chief Crown Prosecutor may act as Director

    (1)     The Chief Crown Prosecutor or the Acting Chief Crown Prosecutor may act as the Director during any period when—

        (a)     the office of Director is vacant; or

        (b)     the Director is absent from duty or is, for any reason, unable to carry out the duties of the office.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if the Governor in Council has appointed an Acting Director under section 9.

    (3)     The Chief Crown Prosecutor or the Acting Chief Crown Prosecutor, while acting as the Director under subsection (1)—

        (a)     has the same powers and duties as the Director; and

        (b)     may perform any of the functions of the Director.".