❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding court waiting times and magistrate resources at the Bunbury Magistrates Court. The Attorney General provides data on waiting times for criminal, family, and children's court cases, as well as information on magistrate staffing levels.
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(2) What is the average waiting period to get a full-day criminal case to trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(3) What is the average waiting period to get a Family Court case to trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(4) Since being appointed this year how many full days, and over what period, has the floating magistrate at the Bunbury Magistrates Court worked in Bunbury?
(5) Is the Department of Justice seeking to appoint a third full-time magistrate in Bunbury; and
(i) if so, when is that expected to happen?
(6) What is the average waiting period for a Children’s Court case to get to trial at Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(7) How many criminal court cases are currently awaiting trial at Bunbury Magistrates Court (break down into classifications of time they are scheduled into for e.g. half-day)?
(8) How many Family Court cases are currently awaiting trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(9) How many Children’s Court cases are currently awaiting trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(3) What is the average waiting period to get a Family Court case to trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(4) Since being appointed this year how many full days, and over what period, has the floating magistrate at the Bunbury Magistrates Court worked in Bunbury?
(5) Is the Department of Justice seeking to appoint a third full-time magistrate in Bunbury; and
(i) if so, when is that expected to happen?
(6) What is the average waiting period for a Children’s Court case to get to trial at Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(7) How many criminal court cases are currently awaiting trial at Bunbury Magistrates Court (break down into classifications of time they are scheduled into for e.g. half-day)?
(8) How many Family Court cases are currently awaiting trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
(9) How many Children’s Court cases are currently awaiting trial at the Bunbury Magistrates Court?
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Answered
31 January 2008
Response time
79 days
(1) 42 weeks as at 31 October 2007.
(2) 54 weeks as at 31 October 2007.
(3) 22 weeks as at 31 October 2007.
(4) There were 10 additional sitting days to the 31 October 2007, five of these days were provided by the additional magistrate, the remaining five days were provided by a relief magistrate from Perth. The additional magistrate has completed the November sittings having attended for five days and will attend for a further five days in the week commencing 17 December 2007.
(5) Magisterial resources are constantly being considered by the Department of the Attorney General.
(6) 42 weeks for a half day and 54 weeks for a full day as at 31 October 2007.
(7) 39 half day, 65 full day and 4 multiple day criminal cases.
(8) 23 cases.
(9) 1 case.
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(2) 54 weeks as at 31 October 2007.
(3) 22 weeks as at 31 October 2007.
(4) There were 10 additional sitting days to the 31 October 2007, five of these days were provided by the additional magistrate, the remaining five days were provided by a relief magistrate from Perth. The additional magistrate has completed the November sittings having attended for five days and will attend for a further five days in the week commencing 17 December 2007.
(5) Magisterial resources are constantly being considered by the Department of the Attorney General.
(6) 42 weeks for a half day and 54 weeks for a full day as at 31 October 2007.
(7) 39 half day, 65 full day and 4 multiple day criminal cases.
(8) 23 cases.
(9) 1 case.
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