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4 Crown Prosecutors
> > (1) The Governor may appoint such number of Crown Prosecutors as the Governor thinks necessary.
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> > (2) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a Crown Prosecutor unless the person is an Australian lawyer.
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> > (2A) A Crown Prosecutor is to be appointed by the Governor for a term of 7 years or for such shorter term as may be necessary to ensure that the person’s term of office extends to (but not beyond) the date on which the person reaches the age of 72 years. A Crown Prosecutor is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for reappointment.
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> > (3) A Crown Prosecutor shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on Crown Prosecutors by or under this or any other Act.
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> > (3A) A Crown Prosecutor may, by agreement in writing entered into with the Director of Public Prosecutions, exercise his or her functions as a Crown Prosecutor on a part-time basis.
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> > (4) A Crown Prosecutor is responsible to the Director for the due exercise of the Crown Prosecutor’s functions.
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> > (5) Schedule 1 has effect.
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> **s 4:** Am 1995 No 28, Sch 2; 2006 No 23, Sch 3 \[2\]; 2007 No 51, Sch 2 \[3\] \[4\]; 2011 No 34, Sch 2 \[1\].