Section 17: Guidelines

(1) The Federal Prosecutor General 1[****] may issue guidelines to prosecutors which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, any other law for the time being in force and the code of conduct. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the Federal Prosecutor General shall issue guidelines within 12 months of the commencement of this Act regarding the following: (a) charging standards in serious criminal cases; (b) the formulation of adverse outcome reports; (c) processing of applications for withdrawal of cases; (d) processing of applications for filing of appeals and revisions; and (e) disclosure of used and unused material.

Effective date: 2023-10-26

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