❓ Question regarding trial times in the Supreme Court of WA and associated funding. The Attorney General provides data on shortest and longest trial times in 2013-14 and outlines measures taken to reduce median trial times, including additional judicial resources.
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I refer to the time taken to get to trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, and I ask: (a) in 2013-14, what was the shortest time to trial in the Supreme Court; (b) in 2013-14, what was the longest time to trial in the Supreme Court; (c) what is the Attorney General doing to reduce the median time to a criminal trial in the Supreme Court; and (d) what was/is the funding to the Supreme Court for: (i) 2013-14; and (ii) 2014-15?
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20 November 2014
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30 days
(1) The shortest time to trial for individual finalised criminal matters in the Supreme Court for 1/7/2013 to 30/6/2014 was 11 weeks.
(2) The longest time to trial for individual finalised criminal matters in the Supreme Court for 1/7/2013 to 30/6/2014 was 66 weeks.
(3) To reduce the median time to a criminal trial, Government appointed a Commissioner of the Supreme Court for the period 3 February 2014 to 1 August 2014. An additional judge and support staff were appointed to the Supreme Court with effect from 6 October 2014 by Government and the effect these additional resources have in reducing criminal trial delay will be monitored.
(4) The budget for direct costs was $26,378,462 in 2013/14 and for 2014-15 is $26,875,226.
(2) The longest time to trial for individual finalised criminal matters in the Supreme Court for 1/7/2013 to 30/6/2014 was 66 weeks.
(3) To reduce the median time to a criminal trial, Government appointed a Commissioner of the Supreme Court for the period 3 February 2014 to 1 August 2014. An additional judge and support staff were appointed to the Supreme Court with effect from 6 October 2014 by Government and the effect these additional resources have in reducing criminal trial delay will be monitored.
(4) The budget for direct costs was $26,378,462 in 2013/14 and for 2014-15 is $26,875,226.
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