Director of Public Prosecutions. An independent statutory officer responsible for conducting committal proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court; prosecuting serious crime in the County and Supreme Courts [..]

A person charged with a crime is called an accused in the Supreme and County Courts (and a defendant in the Magistrates' Court). 

A person charged with a crime may be dissatisfied with his conviction or sentence or with a particular ruling by the magistrate or judge hearing the matter; he can apply or appeal to a higher court to have that conviction, sentence or ruling altered.

A convicted offender who has been granted leave to appeal, and is now appealing.

A convicted offender who is applying for leave to appeal.

The first appearance of an accused before a judge where the charges are read and the plea recorded.

An agreement made by a person charged with a criminal offence to appear at court when required and to abide by any special condition on what they can or cannot do while on bail. This can include a condition that they not approach or contact the victim.

A lawyer who appears in court representing either the prosecution or defence.

A brief of evidence is a document compiled by the police officer who has investigated a crime. It includes all the details of the allegations. It includes the name and address of the person alleged to have committed a crime, the charges against them, and any further details needed by the prosecutor.

A court hearing non-criminal cases. A civil action is brought by one person against another person where it is alleged that one person has infringed the other’s legal rights.