Hon Colin Tincknell asks the Attorney General for data on the median time to finalisation/trial for Final Order applications seeking parenting orders. The Attorney General states the information cannot be provided due to limitations in the Family Court's case management system.

AnsweredQoN 311Legislative Council
Asked
24 August 2017
Portfolio
Attorney General

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The Attorney General is able to provide the following, most relevant, data for median time to finalisation / trial for Final Order applications seeking parenting orders between 1st August 2016 and 31 st July 2017: Time to Finalise – 45 weeks for parenting only matters and 64 weeks for parenting and financial matters. Time to Trial – 98 weeks for parenting only matters and 111 weeks for parenting and financial matters.
The Attorney General is able to provide the following, most relevant, data for median time to finalisation / trial for Final Order applications seeking parenting orders between 1st August 2016 and 31 st July 2017: Time to Finalise – 45 weeks for parenting only matters and 64 weeks for parenting and financial matters. Time to Trial – 98 weeks for parenting only matters and 111 weeks for parenting and financial matters.

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Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
Response time
8 days
The information requested cannot be provided as the Family Court of Western Australia’s case manage system does not record if a parenting matter specifically relates to a custody dispute.
The Attorney General is able to provide the following, most relevant, data for median time to finalisation / trial for Final Order applications seeking parenting orders between 1st August 2016 and 31
st
July 2017:
Time to Finalise – 45 weeks for parenting only matters and 64 weeks for parenting and financial matters.
Time to Trial – 98 weeks for parenting only matters and 111 weeks for parenting and financial matters.

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