Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the (ODPP)

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is the independent prosecuting authority of NSW. 

• ODPP is responsible for the prosecution of all serious offences committed against the laws of the State on behalf of the people of NSW. 
• The Director of Public Prosecutions acts independently and impartially. 
• The principal functions of the ODPP are to institute and conduct prosecutions for indictable offences in the Local, District and Supreme Courts; and to conduct appeals arising from those prosecutions, including as the responding party, in any court. 
• The ODPP does not investigate crime – that is the role of investigative agencies such as the NSW Police Force.
• The ODPP also has a Witness Assistance Service (WAS) in each office. WAS Officers provide information, support and assistance to victims of crime and witnesses in the matters we prosecute.

Services

• Going to court and giving evidence
• Witness Assistance Service (WAS)
• General enquiry (online form)

Offices

• Find a ODPP office