Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The amendments in
this section are to the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 .
(2) Section 3 is
amended as follows:
(a) by
inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position —
“
“Australian lawyer” has the meaning
given in the Legal Profession Act 2008 section 3;
”;
(b) by
deleting the definition of “legal practitioner” and inserting
instead —
“
“legal practitioner” means an Australian
legal practitioner within the meaning of that term in the Legal Profession
Act 2008 section 3;
”.
(3) Section 5(2)
is repealed and the following subsections are inserted instead —
“
(2) A person is eligible for appointment to the office of
Director if that person is an Australian lawyer and has had not less than
8 years’ legal experience.
(3) A person is
eligible for appointment to the office of Deputy Director if that person is an
Australian lawyer and has had not less than 5 years’ legal
experience.
(4) In
subsections (2) and (3) —
“legal experience” means —
(a)
standing and practice as a legal practitioner; or
(b)
judicial service (including service as a judge of a court, a magistrate or
other judicial officer) in the State or elsewhere in a common law
jurisdiction; or
(c) a
combination of both kinds of legal experience mentioned in paragraphs (a)
and (b).
”.
(4) Section 8(1)
is amended by deleting “a legal practitioner” and inserting
instead —
“ a person ”.
(5) Section 8(4)
is amended by deleting “a legal practitioner” and inserting
instead —
“ a person ”.