Crown prosecutor (New Zealand)
In
prosecute indictable offences on behalf of the Crown
.
Unique for western democracies, New Zealand is the only country to outsource prosecution of serious crimes to the private sector.[1]
Structure
New Zealand, unlike many other jurisdictions, does not directly employ many lawyers to lay prosecutions. The chief law officer, the
civil servant rather than a politician. The Crown Law Office, among other duties, supervises the prosecution of major criminal offences. Much of the prosecution work itself is performed by the Crown Solicitors, 16 senior lawyers in private law firms, each appointed for a particular district, and lawyers working for them.[2]
Crown prosecutors appear for all prosecutions in the
Government department administering the law involved; for example, cases involving tax are often prosecuted by lawyers working for the Inland Revenue Department.[3]
References
- ^ Espiner, Guyon (3 October 2021). "$40m of public money for private law firms". Radio NZ. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "CLO - About Us - Crown Solicitor Network". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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