❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses staffing, performance indicators, coroner's report timelines, resource requests, and investigation numbers within the Coroner's Court. The response provides data on staffing levels, KPIs, case finalization rates, backlog, costs, and government responses to resource requests.
AnsweredQoN 2448Legislative Assembly
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(a) what is the current FTE staffing level in the agency;
(b) does the agency have any performance indicators; and
(i) if so, what are they;
(c) what have been the results of these performance indicators over the past three years;
(d) over the past 10 years, what was the average time taken for the Coroner to give his report on an individual case and how does the average time relate to the performance indicators;
(e) how do these times relate to the past three years;
(f) over the past three years, has the Coroner requested additional resources;
(g) on how many occasions were those requests made;
(h) what was the Government’s response to those requests; and
(i) how many investigations has the Coroner had to conduct for each year over the last three years?
(b) does the agency have any performance indicators; and
(i) if so, what are they;
(c) what have been the results of these performance indicators over the past three years;
(d) over the past 10 years, what was the average time taken for the Coroner to give his report on an individual case and how does the average time relate to the performance indicators;
(e) how do these times relate to the past three years;
(f) over the past three years, has the Coroner requested additional resources;
(g) on how many occasions were those requests made;
(h) what was the Government’s response to those requests; and
(i) how many investigations has the Coroner had to conduct for each year over the last three years?
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Answered
14 August 2007
Response time
55 days
a. 11.6 public service FTE positions and two judicial officers, being the State Coroner and the Deputy State Coroner.
b. Yes.
(i) For the 2005/06 financial year, the key performance indicators comprised:
· Clearance Index,
· Backlog; and
· Average Cost per Case finalised.
For the period 2003/04 to 2004/05 the KPI's comprised:
· Case finalisation ratio - A- finalised before trial (inquest);
B - finalised by trial (inquest);
· Average length of trials;
· Percentage of case finalised within 52 weeks;
· Backlog; and
· Average cost per case.
Note: The Department changed from an output based management (OBM) based methodology to a new justice system framework suite of indicators.
c. In the 2005/06 financial year the Department's KPIs did not publish individual jurisdiction level information, however, the Coroner's Court contribution was as follows:
· Clearance Index - 86%
· Backlog - 332; and
· Average Cost per Case finalised - not available.
For 2003/04 and 2004/05 the audited OBM KPIs are shown in the following table. To provide a more direct comparison, the equivalent but un-audited OBM figures are included for 2005/06.
KPI
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
Case finalisation ratio -
A- finalised before trial (inquest)
B - finalised by trial (inquest)
97%
3%
97%
3%
99%
1%
Average length of trials
2.5 days
2.7 days
5.3 days
% of case finalised with 52 weeks
92%
91%
88%
Backlog
232
304
332
Average Cost per Case finalised
$2,875
$3,207
N/A*
*It is not possible to provide a cost per case for 2005/06. The Department's indicators did not include a specific and discrete item for the Coroner's Court. In 2005/06, the coroner's court's statistical data was part of a set of global indicators for the whole of the courts sector.
d. Records are not maintained of the average time for the Coroner to give his report on an individual case. The closest indicator is the KPI "Cases finalised within 52 weeks". The values for the requested period are as follows:
2005/06 - 88%
2004/05 - 91%
2003/04 - 92%
2002/03 - 92%
2001/02 - 92%
2000/01 - 90%
1999/00 - 92%
1998/99 - 94%
10997/98 - 95%
1996/97 - Not Available
e. The percentages are considered relatively consistent.
f. Yes.
g. Two.
h. 2006/07 - unable to approve in view of other priorities.
2007/08 - approved.
i. In the last three years the Coroner has investigated 3,150 cases in the metropolitan area, as follows:
2003/2004 - 995
2004/2005 - 1,049
2005/2006 - 1,106
In the same years there were a total of 1,233 cases in country areas investigated by regional coroners.
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b. Yes.
(i) For the 2005/06 financial year, the key performance indicators comprised:
· Clearance Index,
· Backlog; and
· Average Cost per Case finalised.
For the period 2003/04 to 2004/05 the KPI's comprised:
· Case finalisation ratio - A- finalised before trial (inquest);
B - finalised by trial (inquest);
· Average length of trials;
· Percentage of case finalised within 52 weeks;
· Backlog; and
· Average cost per case.
Note: The Department changed from an output based management (OBM) based methodology to a new justice system framework suite of indicators.
c. In the 2005/06 financial year the Department's KPIs did not publish individual jurisdiction level information, however, the Coroner's Court contribution was as follows:
· Clearance Index - 86%
· Backlog - 332; and
· Average Cost per Case finalised - not available.
For 2003/04 and 2004/05 the audited OBM KPIs are shown in the following table. To provide a more direct comparison, the equivalent but un-audited OBM figures are included for 2005/06.
KPI
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
Case finalisation ratio -
A- finalised before trial (inquest)
B - finalised by trial (inquest)
97%
3%
97%
3%
99%
1%
Average length of trials
2.5 days
2.7 days
5.3 days
% of case finalised with 52 weeks
92%
91%
88%
Backlog
232
304
332
Average Cost per Case finalised
$2,875
$3,207
N/A*
*It is not possible to provide a cost per case for 2005/06. The Department's indicators did not include a specific and discrete item for the Coroner's Court. In 2005/06, the coroner's court's statistical data was part of a set of global indicators for the whole of the courts sector.
d. Records are not maintained of the average time for the Coroner to give his report on an individual case. The closest indicator is the KPI "Cases finalised within 52 weeks". The values for the requested period are as follows:
2005/06 - 88%
2004/05 - 91%
2003/04 - 92%
2002/03 - 92%
2001/02 - 92%
2000/01 - 90%
1999/00 - 92%
1998/99 - 94%
10997/98 - 95%
1996/97 - Not Available
e. The percentages are considered relatively consistent.
f. Yes.
g. Two.
h. 2006/07 - unable to approve in view of other priorities.
2007/08 - approved.
i. In the last three years the Coroner has investigated 3,150 cases in the metropolitan area, as follows:
2003/2004 - 995
2004/2005 - 1,049
2005/2006 - 1,106
In the same years there were a total of 1,233 cases in country areas investigated by regional coroners.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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