Prosecutor

Job description

Agency Attorney-General's Department Work unit Director of Public Prosecutions

Job title Prosecutor Designation Professional 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $90,204 - $107,554 Location Alice Springs

Position number 18795 RTF Closing 28/09/2025

Contact officer Melinda Listing, Assistant Director on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF

YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment

process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the

merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

To provide the people of the Northern Territory of Australia with an independent and professional criminal prosecution

service.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Conduct and appear in criminal proceedings including bail and arrest, Local Court, contest mentions, youth

prosecutions, summary hearings, preliminary examinations, instructing in trials, pleas, bail hearings, appeals and related

proceedings in accordance with the Directors' Guidelines.

1. Provide quality legal advice on allocated prosecution cases.
2. Evaluate, screen and prepare briefs of evidence and recommend charges in accordance with the Directors' Guidelines.
3. Appropriately consult, liaise, inform and negotiate as required with defence counsel, victims, the police officer-in-

charge, court staff and the Witness Assistance Service.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Admitted or eligible for admission as a barrister or solicitor of the High Court or of a Supreme Court of a State or Territory

of Australia.

2. Advocacy and communication skills to enable the presentation of evidence and conduct proceedings in Court.

3. Knowledge of or experience in criminal law, practice and procedure including Uniform Evidence Law.

4. Knowledge of the DPP Prosecution Policy and Guidelines and the ability to prosecute in accordance with the same.

5. Ability to maintain a legal practice in accordance with internal practices and procedures and in compliance with time

standards.

6. Good organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure, make sound judgements and prioritise workloads in

a busy environment.

7. An ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.

8. Preparedness to undertake intrastate travel and eligible to hold a Driver's License.

9. Hold (or have the capacity to obtain) a current Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card).

Desirable

1. Detailed knowledge of the NT Criminal Code and procedures of the courts of the Northern Territory, or interstate

equivalent.

Further information

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check including a Fingerprint Scan and Name Check.

A criminal history check will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. Pre-

employment form is to be submitted with your online application, to support the selection panel in assessing your

application.