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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

The criminal court process

Supreme/Federal courts, appeal matters finalised, percentages, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
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Source

  • Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision 2003, Report on government services, volume 1 : education, justice, emergency management, Productivity Commission, Canberra. <http://www.pc.gov.au/gsp/reports/rogs/2003/>

What this chart shows

  • Fifty-two per cent of criminal appeals heard in supreme courts were finalised within six months in 2001-2002.
  • A further 30% were finalised in the subsequent six months.

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