❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Attorney General about the backlog in the Coroners Court, specifically regarding processing times and actions to reduce the median time to trial. The Attorney General provides data on the backlog and clarifies the target for median trial time.
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I refer to the Coroners Court, and I ask: (a) how many cases are currently backlogged with the Coroners Court awaiting processing; (b) of the cases backlogged with the Coroners Court, how many have been waiting: (i) less than six months; (ii) between six and 12 months; (iii) between 12 and 18 months; (iv) between 18 and 24 months; and (v) more than 24 months; and (c) what action is the Minister taking to reduce the median time to trial in the Coroners Court to less than 52 weeks?
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20 November 2014
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29 days
(a) As at 31 October 2014 - 453
(b) Note: a case becomes a backlog case 12 months from the date the death is reported.
(i) not applicable (not over 12 months)
(ii) not applicable (not over 12 months)
(iii) 151
(iv) 105
(v) 197
(c) The current 2014/15 target published in the Budget Statement for the median time to trial is 128 weeks. As at 30 June 2014, the median time to trial was 112 weeks.
There are no plans to reduce the median time to trial to 52 weeks.
(b) Note: a case becomes a backlog case 12 months from the date the death is reported.
(i) not applicable (not over 12 months)
(ii) not applicable (not over 12 months)
(iii) 151
(iv) 105
(v) 197
(c) The current 2014/15 target published in the Budget Statement for the median time to trial is 128 weeks. As at 30 June 2014, the median time to trial was 112 weeks.
There are no plans to reduce the median time to trial to 52 weeks.
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