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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

The criminal court process: timeliness

Committal (criminal) matters finalised in Magistrate's Courts by timeliness, percentages, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001
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Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision 2002, Report on government services 2002, vol. 1, Productivity Commission, Canberra.

What this chart shows

  • On average, 42% of committal hearings in 2000-2001 were finalised within three months of the receipt of charges by the court and a further 31% were finalised in the subsequent three months.
  • Six per cent fewer cases were finalised within three months, while 6% more cases were finalised between six and 12 months in 2000-2001 compared to the previous year.

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