Senior Prosecutor

North West Queensland; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Prosecution Services in North West Queensland seeks a skilled prosecutor to oversee the Mt Isa Prosecution Corps and satellite offices. You will supervise staff, manage briefs of evidence, and coordinate prosecutions across magistrates and circuit courts in a broad district.

The role offers challenging opportunities to lead legal research, prepare submissions, and work with police, the judiciary, and community partners to achieve policing outcomes.

Qualifications

• Provide a prosecution service for the area of responsibility.
• Monitor briefs of evidence quality for accuracy and timeliness.
• Liaise with Queensland Police Service, the legal profession, government agencies and the community.
• Lead in the development and provision of quality legal research, submissions and advice.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources in accordance with Service policy to achieve efficient operations.
• Establish and model high standards of performance and conduct in daily work activities.
• May coordinate activities for Specialist Courts and diversionary initiatives as directed by the Superintendent.

Skills

Prosecution service

Legal research

Negotiation

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

Prosecution Services provides the prosecutorial function to members of the Service on matters before the Magistrates, Children's and Coroners Courts. This position requires supervision of subordinate staff. Mt Isa Police Prosecution Corps is a medium sized establishment with a satellite office in Normanton. Prosecutors are responsible for police related matters in Mt Isa Magistrates Court District in addition to servicing circuit courts of Birdsville, Boulia, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Dajarra, Julia Creek and the Gulf Circuit, prosecuting matters at Mornington Island, Normanton, Doomadgee and Burketown. This position offers a broad level of experience across all Magistrates Court criminal matters, providing a depth of skill and expertise in prosecuting, with the added dimension of circuit courts.

Job details

• Position status: Permanent
• Position type: Full-time
• Occupational group: Justice & Legal
• Classification: PO4
• Workplace Location: North West Qld
• Job ad reference: QLD/699937/26
• Closing date: 17-Sep-2026
• Yearly salary: $118967 - $127941
• Fortnightly salary: $4560.00 - $4904.00
• Contact person: Inspector Katie Turner
• Contact details: Phone: [phone]
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The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Provide a prosecution service for the area of responsibility.
• Monitor the provision of briefs of evidence by police for use in summary trials and for committal proceedings to ensure the highest quality of briefs is maintained.
• Liaise, consult and negotiate with members of the Queensland Police Service, the legal profession, government agencies and the community towards the establishment of effective working relationships and achievement of desired policing outcomes.
• Take a lead role in the development and provision of quality legal research, argument, submissions, opinion and advice.
• Manage resources in accordance with Service policy to achieve efficient operations for the area of responsibility
• Establish and model maintain high standards of performance and conduct in daily work activities.
• May include coordination activities for Specialist Courts and diversionary initiatives a directed by the Superintendent.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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