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 $92,910 - $110,781 Location Darwin
Position number 34574 RTF 351638 Closing 04/08/2026
Contact officer Melinda Listing, Assistant Director on 08 8935 7500 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.dpp.nt.gov.au | https://justice.nt.gov.au/ | https://dppcareers.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=351638
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.
2. Provide quality legal advice on allocated prosecution cases.
3. Evaluate, screen and prepare briefs of evidence and recommend charges in accordance with the Directors’ Guidelines.
4. Appropriately consult, liaise, inform and negotiate as required with defense 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 priorities 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.
Approved June 2026 Melinda Listing Assistant Director
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