Question - ACT Supreme Court

Question

Number
2
Subject
ACT Supreme Court
(Criminal trial wait times)
Asked by
Cain, Peter
Directed to
Attorney-General
Question asked on
25 November 2024
Answer due on
05 January 2025
Question asked
  1. What is the (a) mean and (b) median amount of time for a criminal matter before the ACT Supreme Court to progress from committal to trial, as of December 2024.
  2. What was the (a) mean and (b) median amount of time for a criminal matter before the ACT Supreme Court to progress from committal to trial, per year, between 2017-18 and 2023-24.
  3. How many criminal matters before the ACT Supreme Court are currently awaiting trial callover.
  4. How many criminal matters before the ACT Supreme Court currently awaiting trial callover were committed to the ACT Supreme Court more than 12 months ago, and what is the percentage of these matters relative to the total number of criminal matters before the ACT Supreme Court.