The
decision to delegate decisions around criminal prosecutions
is not specific to these cases or to the Terrorism
Suppression Act. Successive Attorneys-General have taken
the view that it is inappropriate for them as Government
Ministers to become involved in decision-making about
prosecution of individuals.
In practice, the authority to
give consent to lay charges is delegated to the
Solicitor-General.
This is outlined in Crown Law's
Prosecution Guidelines.
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