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Attorney-General no role in stays of proceedings
Attorney-General has no role in stays of proceedings
The Attorney-General is not involved in deciding
matters of a criminal nature, said Attorney-General,
Margaret Wilson. This is because it is important there
should not be any element of political interference with the
justice system.
In the instance of Tanjas Darke, Crown
Law, after considering all the facts, decided this was a
matter that should be determined in a transparent way in an
open court. Ms Coddington was advised last week of the fact
that the Attorney-General had no role in this decision, and
that her powers in cases like this are formally delegated to
the Solicitor-General to avoid any political interference,
or appearance of political interference, in the criminal
justice system.
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