Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

Miscellaneous provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

48: Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel

You could also call this:

"A team of lawyers to help with serious fraud court cases"

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You have a team called the Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel. This team helps with court cases about serious or complex fraud. The team is chosen by the Solicitor-General after they talk to the Director. You need to know that the Solicitor-General picks barristers or solicitors for this team. They choose people they think are suitable for the job. The Director cannot take any court action about serious or complex fraud without a team member. Only a member of the Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel can take court action about serious or complex fraud for the Director. This means that only someone on this team can represent the Director in court for these types of cases. The team is important for handling these court cases.

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Part 4Miscellaneous provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

48Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel

There shall be a Serious Fraud Prosecutors Panel for the purpose of enabling proceedings relating to serious or complex fraud to be taken expeditiously.
That panel shall be appointed by the Solicitor-General after consultation with the Director, and shall consist of such barristers or solicitors of the High Court as the Solicitor-General considers appropriate.
No proceedings relating to serious or complex fraud shall be conducted on behalf of the Director except by a member of that panel.