Director of Public Prosecutions (Australia)
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 8 March 1984 |
| Employees | 517 |
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| Parent department | Attorney General's Department |
| Website | cdpp |
The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions or, informally, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is an independent prosecuting service and government agency within the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Australia, as a part of the Attorney-General's Department. It was established by the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (Cth) and began its operations in 1984.