Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026

Senator GREEN (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Tourism, Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia) (18:42): In the first instance, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions would be appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the minister. That's the normal way that those types of appointments are made, so I don't think there is a distinction between the two processes other than that there are provisions in the act that we're proposing to allow a variation to be made to a particular appointment—sorry; 'appointment' is the wrong word—where an arrangement has been made to allow for the performance of exercise of functions or powers by another senior member of the DPP to be altered or to be changed.

That would obviously cease when that director ceases, because the conflict would cease. I hope that answers your question.