❓ Hon Peter Foss questions the Attorney General, represented by Hon Nick Griffiths, regarding significant increases in court backlogs across various jurisdictions. The Attorney General, through Hon Nick Griffiths, repeatedly requests that the question be placed on notice, effectively delaying a direct response.
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I tried to ask this question last Thursday, but the minister did not have a copy of it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I will see whether I have an answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I hope the minister now has an answer. The question asks - I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: I will see whether I have an answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I hope the minister now has an answer. The question asks - I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I hope the minister now has an answer. The question asks - I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: I will see whether I have an answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I hope the minister now has an answer. The question asks - I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I hope the minister now has an answer. The question asks - I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I refer to the answer to question without notice 421 of 2004. Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: The answer will be to ask you to place the question on notice. Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I might as well ask the question, given that I tried to ask it once before but the minister did not have the answer. I would have thought that the minister would be able to answer it given the amount of time that we have waited for it. Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon Nick Griffiths: I cannot answer it if I do not have the answer. Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon PETER FOSS: I agree. The question continues - The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
The answer shows that, almost without exception, backlogs in courts have increased significantly under the Attorney General’s responsibility. In particular, it shows the following jurisdiction increases: Supreme Court civil - 129.17 per cent; Supreme Court criminal - 113.43 per cent; District Court criminal - 62.72 per cent; Children’s Court civil care and protection - 94.44 per cent; Family Court - 291 per cent; and Equal Opportunity Commission - 160 per cent. (1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(1) What explanation does the Attorney General have for this alarming increase in the backlog of these cases? (2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(2) What action has the Attorney General taken over the past three years to deal with this? (3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(3) What action does he propose to take next year? (4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
(4) Will the Attorney General identify the increased budget allocation to deal with this? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I advise that the Attorney General has provided the following response - I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
I request that the honourable member place this question on notice.
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