‘Wholly inadequate’: Bar warns low pay risks aborted trials and overturned convictions

Victoria’s Criminal Bar Association warned on Tuesday that low pay for public prosecutors leads to aborted trials and overturned convictions. Chair Chris Carr stated that fees from the Office of Public Prosecutions are significantly lower than those offered by Victoria Legal Aid. He emphasized that inadequate funding hampers the ability to conduct just and effective prosecutions.

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Summary by Glance · Original reporting by The Age