Bugg served as Tasmania 's first Director of Public Prosecutions , from 1986 to 2001 , during which time he successfully prosecuted Martin Bryant in 1996 for the murder of 35 people and the attempted murder of 23 others in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre . As Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions between 2 August 1999 to 12 October 2007 , Bugg determined in July 2005 that there was insufficient evidence on which to base any prosecution of Steve Vizard , granted indemnities in relation to Schappelle Corby , and decided in 2007 to discontinue prosecuting Dr Muhamed Haneef on alleged offences relating to terrorism . At the expiry of his fixed year term in 2007 , Bugg was succeeded by Christopher Craigie ,
Port Arthur massacre
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Damian Bugg