Abstract: | In the midst of all the discussion as to the form the proposed Union Government should take, it is useful to consider the powers and role of the Attorney-General, in particular his power to decide when to prosecute and when not to prosecute, and the question of to whom is he responsible, if at all, in the exercise of his discretion. The issue has been further complicated by the dicision of the Court of Appeal in England in Gouriet v. Union of Post Office Workers, on the question whether a member of the public can bring an action in a civil court to restrain a threatened breach of the criminal law unless the Attorney-General, in the exercise of his discretion, gives his consent to a relator action. This decision is compiled in the article by Janet Daniels. Ref. |