Members of ABC TV's satirical Chaser team should know by the end of the month if charges of breaching APEC security will go ahead or be dropped.
In the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday, a representative of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the director's office had just taken over the case.
Marianne Carey said the DPP was now considering "representations" from lawyers for the team and she was hopeful a decision would be made by the next court listing.
"I will endeavour to have a decision by that date," she told Deputy Chief Magistrate Paul Cloran.
After putting the case over to April 29, Mr Cloran said, "I just don't want to have this matter rolling over."
A two-week hearing beginning on July 7 has been scheduled for the charges against 11 people involved in driving a convoy of three cars into APEC's multi-million-dollar high security zone on September 6 last year.
The Chaser team of 10 men and one woman, aged 25 to 47, face charges of entering an APEC restricted area without justification.
The case has been adjourned several times amid speculation the charges may be dropped.
All 11 accused have pleaded not guilty and none appeared in court on Thursday.
