SFO – Expressions of Interest – Prosecutors Panel Members

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Prosecutors Panel Members

Serious Fraud Office

(based in all regions across Aotearoa New Zealand)

The Serious Fraud Office – Te Tari Hara Tāware

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is the lead law enforcement agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious or complex fraud, including bribery and corruption. It also plays a role in preventing fraud and corruption.

Our mahi is integral to protecting New Zealand’s economic and financial wellbeing. The SFO is a highly specialised agency that uses multi-disciplinary teams to investigate and prosecute significant and complex financial crimes, spanning both the private and public sectors and across all industries.

The Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 establishes a Prosecutors Panel to bring proceedings on behalf of the SFO Director. The Solicitor-General appoints the Panel after consultation with the Director.

Expressions of interest are now invited from principal and senior-level counsel who wish to be appointed as members of the Panel. Appointments to the Panel will be for a five-year fixed term commencing 1 October 2025.

Criteria for appointment to the Panel include:

Demonstrated significant experience in criminal prosecutions
Proven experience in complex financial crime prosecutions
Excellent written and oral communication skills
The ability to use technology in prosecutions
An awareness of the importance of te reo and tikanga Māori
Holding a practicing certificate as a barrister or solicitor for at least seven years
The SFO recognises that diversity and inclusion are important to our work, and we welcome expressions of interest from counsel of all backgrounds, from all regions across Aotearoa New Zealand.