'Not fair to victims': Public prosecution office needs immediate funding, police say

'Not fair to victims': Public prosecution office needs immediate funding, police say

Canberra's DPP struggles with staffing, risking justice delays for victims as family and sexual violence cases surge.

AFPA calls for more funding for ACT Director of Public Prosecutions

The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) has called for the ACT Government to urgently increase funding for the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT DPP), Victoria Engel SC. The DPP handles complex and high-risk cases (including family violence, sexual offences, organised crime, and fraud), but is being asked to do more with less each year, just like ACT Policing, AFPA president Alex Caruana said. The AFPA warns that staff are burnin…