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New Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions named
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed a Victorian silk as the newest Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP).
Jerome Doraisamy
Raelene Sharp KC has been appointed as CDPP for a five-year term, which will commence on 4 December this year.
Ms Sharp, the A-G’s Department said in a statement, joined the Victorian Bar in 2010 and took silk in 2022. She has “a strong criminal law practice”, appearing for the CDPP in many complex and sensitive cases, and has broad public law experience, both as counsel in public law litigation and through her work with the Office of the Special Investigator and the then Australian Crime Commission
Speaking about the appointment, A-G Dreyfus said: “I congratulate Ms Sharp on her appointment and thank her for taking on this important role.
“I also thank Mr Scott Bruckard PSM for acting as director while the appointment process was undertaken.”
The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is an independent prosecution service established by Parliament in 1984 to prosecute alleged offences against Commonwealth law.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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