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ODPP sees 2 new deputy directors
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has welcomed two new deputy directors.
Emma Musgrave
Frank Veltro SC and Helen Roberts SC have been appointed deputy directors of public prosecutions at the state’s independent prosecuting authority, effective 27 October 2022.
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Mr Veltro was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1984 and was called to the bar in 1997.
Throughout his career, he has held the positions of Crown counsel in Hong Kong and in-house counsel for the Commonwealth DPP before becoming a Crown prosecutor in 2000. He was then appointed as a deputy senior Crown prosecutor in 2019 and then acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions on 5 May 2021.
Meanwhile, Ms Roberts was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1999, and she brings significant experience in appellate and criminal law.
Throughout her career, she has held positions as deputy coroner for the Northern Territory and Crown prosecutor with the NT ODPP.
She was appointed a Crown prosecutor in 2010 and has held the position of acting deputy senior Crown prosecutor since 2019.
In March 2020, she was first appointed as an acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and then appointed again on 8 August 2022.
Attorney-General Mark Speakman congratulated Mr Veltro and Ms Roberts on their appointments.
“The ODPP employs more than 900 staff and prosecutes around 18,000 criminal matters a year, on behalf of the people of NSW,” Mr Speakman said.
“The ODPP plays a crucial role in the NSW government’s commitment to the delivery of timely justice for the people of NSW. This commitment was strengthened in the 2022–23 NSW budget, with $215.1 million allocated to support the operations of the ODPP in the NSW children’s, local, district, and supreme courts. That has more than doubled in the past decade.
“Mr Veltro and Ms Roberts each bring substantial experience in criminal law to the deputy director positions. As deputy directors, they will play an important role in managing the work of our state’s prosecutors.”
