On 2 January 2024, Court Services Victoria made this public statement about a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to the courts' audio visual in-court technology system. This means that video and audio recordings of some hearings in courts between 1 November 2023 and 21 December 2023 may have been...
DPP congratulates new Court of Appeal , Crown Prosecutor appointees
Senior Crown Prosecutor Chris Boyce KC has today been appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd KC, Chief Crown Prosecutor Brendan Kissane KC, and the OPP congratulate Mr Boyce on his appointment. The DPP, the CCP and the OPP...
DPP response to conflict of interest
In relation to recent allegations aired in the media on 26 July 2023, the assertions are factually incorrect. The DPP did not have a conflict of interest as asserted. The DPP has never acted for Simon Overland in any personal capacity and has in fact never met him. Recent media...
OPP Crown Prosecutor Robyn Harper appointed County Court Judge
Victorian Government Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has appointed Robyn Harper as Judge of the County Court of Victoria. Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd KC congratulated Ms Harper on her appointment and thanked for her service to Chambers where she will be greatly missed. “Robyn has made a tremendous contribution to Crown...