Updated: 29 Jul 2020; 24 Mar 2021; 29 Oct 2021; 27 Nov 2025
Prosecution Guidance
Violent Crime, Weapons and Public Safety
updated 16 February 2022
Prosecution Guidance
Defendants
updated 14 September 2021
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Updated: 14 November 2018; 04 April 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Court Processes and Case Management
Updated: 21 June 2024; 15 October 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Violent crime
Violent Crime, Weapons and Public Safety
Updated: 3 March 2022; minor revision Feb 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Hate crime
Hate Crime and Discrimination
Updated: 30 April 2020; 2 December 2021; 6 July 2022; 22 December 2023; 26 January 2024; 22 October 2024; 22 July 2025
Prosecution Guidance
International and organised crime
Drugs, Terrorism and National Security
Updated: 20 August 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Wildlife and Domestic Animals
Updated: 2 August 2022; 26 April 2023; 24 July 2023
Prosecution Guidance
International and organised crime
International and extradition
Updated: 4 December 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management