Prosecution Policy

The following document sets out the Department of Internal Affairs’ policy on prosecutions.

(Updated 1 April 2026)

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• View Prosecution policy 2026 as a PDF (341KB)*
• Download Prosecution policy 2026 as a Word document (100KB)

Please Note: This policy replaces Version 1.0 approved 22 October 2013

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