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Appendices
152 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Case Management and Comparative Sentencing Committee
To discuss initiatives in the introduction of new systems into civil and criminal court procedures (including the development of Practice Directions) and to suggest possible parity in sentencing in some areas.
Conference Planning Committee
To plan annual and regional conferences.
Ethics Committee
To review and develop ethical standards for the magistracy.
Indigenous Issues Committee
To overview and make recommendations on issues relating to Indigenous persons within the criminal justice system and, in particular, the Magistrates Courts.
Information Technology Committee
To advise on the introduction of technology into the magistracy and to oversee the introduction of any training of the magistracy in connection with this.
Legislation Committee
To review proposed legislation as it affects the jurisdiction of the magistracy and to respond to government on same, and to proactively develop submissions to government to enhance current legislation.
Resources and Budget Overview
To access the needs for resources for magistrates and to plan submissions for the annual budget.
Salaries and Allowances Committee
To consult with the Chief Magistrate on the annual submission to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal and to the Attorney-General on conditions and entitlements.
Judicial Professional Development Committee
To develop an orientation program for new magistrates and ongoing professional judicial development (including maintaining and updating the Bench Book).
Forms Committee
To review and make recommendations concerning approved forms and court bench forms.
Appendix 1: Magistrates’ committees
Annual Report 2006—2007 153
Appendix 2: Practice Directions (see our website www.justice.qld.gov.au)
Practice Direction No 4 of 2006
Queensland Magistrates early referral into treatment (QMERIT) program
Practice Direction No 5 of 2006
Appearance of Persons in custody on video link facilities at the Magistrates Court at Richlands
Practice Direction No 6 of 2006
Recording devices in courtrooms: Magistrates Court
Practice Direction No 7 of 2006
Direct access briefing
Practice Direction No 8 of 2006
Means of identifying proceeding, those appearing, and witnesses
Practice Direction No 9 of 2006
Conduct of customs prosecutions
Practice Direction No 10 of 2006
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 Designation of Court Holidays–Christmas/New Year Closure—2006
Practice Direction No 11 of 2006
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
Practice Direction No 1 of 2007
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999—Rule 975B
Practice Direction No 2 of 2007
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999—Rule 975B
Practice Direction No 3 of 2007
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999—Rule 975B
Practice Direction No 4 of 2007
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999—Rate of interest to be charged
Practice Direction No 5 of 2007
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999—Rule 975B
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Appendix 3: Legislation commonly used in the Magistrates Court
Acts Interpretation Act 1954Adoption of Children Act 1964Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Queensland) Act 1994Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control
Act 1966Agricultural Standards Act 1994Air Navigation Act 1937Ambulance Services Act 1991Animal Care and Protection Act 2001Architects Act 2002Associations Incorporation Act 1981
Bail Act 1980Beach Protection Act 1968 Bills of Sale and Other Instruments Act 1955 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Act 2003Body Corporate and Community
Management Act 1997Brands Act 1915Building Act 1975Building and Construction Industry
Payments Act 2004Building and Construction Industry (Portable
Long Service Leave) Act 1991Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980Business Names Act 1962
Casino Control Act 1982Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999Chemical Usage (Agricultural and
Veterinary) Control Act 1988Child Care Act 2002Child Protection Act 1999Chiropractors Registration Act 2001City of Brisbane Act 1924Civil Liability Act 2003Classification of Computer Games and
Images Act 1995Classification of Films Act 1991Classification of Publications Act 1991Coastal Protection and Management Act
1995Collections Act 1966Commercial and Consumer Tribunal Act
2003Commission for Children and Young People
Act 2000
Commonwealth Place (Administration of Laws) Act 1970
Constitution Act 1867Constitution of Queensland 2001Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act 1994Coroners Act 1958Coroners Act 2003Corporations (Queensland) Act 1990Corrective Services Act 2000Credit Act 1987Crime and Misconduct Act 2001Crimes at Sea Act 2001Criminal Code Act 1899Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders)
Act 1986Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978Criminal Law Amendment Act 1945Criminal Offence Victims Act 1995Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002Crown Proceedings Act 1980
Defamation Act 2005Dental Practitioners Registration Act 2001Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists
Act 1991Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1967Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990Dividing Fences Act 1953Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000Domestic and Family Violence Protection
Act 1989Drug Rehabilitation (Court Diversion) Act
2000Drugs Misuse Act 1986
Education (General Provisions) Act 1989Electoral Act 1992Electrical Safety Act 2002Electricity Act 1994Environmental Protections Act 1994Evidence Act 1977Evidence on Commission Act 1988Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981Explosives Act 1999
Annual Report 2006—2007 155
Fair Trading Act 1989Financial Transaction Report Act 1992Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990First Home Owner Grant Act 2000Fisheries Act 1994Food Act 1981Food Production (Safety) Act 2000Forestry Act 1957Fuel Subsidy Act 1997
Gaming Machine Act 1991Gas (Residual Provisions) Act 1965Gas Supply Act 2003Gold Coast Motor Racing Events Act 1990Government Owned Corporation Act 1993Griffith University Act 1998Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
Health Act 1937Health Practitioners (Professional Standards)
Act 1999Health Services Act 1991Hire Purchase Act 1959
Industrial Relations Act 1999Integrated Planning Act 1997Introduction Agents Act 2001Invasion of Privacy Act 1971James Cook University Act 1997Jury Act 1995Justices Act 1886Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of
Declarations Act 1991Juvenile Justice Act 1992
Keno Act 1996
Land Act 1994Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route
Management) Act 2002Legal Aid Queensland Act 1977Legal Profession Act 2004Limitation of Actions Act 1974Liquor Act 1992Local Government (Aboriginal Lands) Act
1978Local Government Act 1993Local Government (Chinatown and the
Valley Malls) Act 1984Local Government (Queen Street Mall) Act
1981Lotteries Act 1997
Magistrates Court Act 1921Maintenance Act 1965Major Sports Facilities Act 2001Manufacture of Homes (Residential Parks)
Act 2003Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002Marine Parks Act 1982Marine Parks Act 2004Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001Medical Radiation Technologist Registration
Act 2001Mental Health Act 2000Mineral Resources Act 1989Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health
Act 1999Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act 1985
Nature Conservation Act 1992Nursing Act 1992
Oaths Act 1867Occupational Therapists Registration Act
2001Optometrist Registration Act 2001Osteopaths Registration Act 2001
Partnership Act 1891Partnership (Limited Liability) Act 1988Pawnbrokers Act 1984Pay-roll Tax Act 1971Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982Peaceful Assembly Act 1992Penalties and Sentences Act 1992Physiotherapists Registration Act 2001Plant Protection Act 1989Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000Police Service Administration Act 1990Power of Attorney Act 1998Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982Private Employment Agents Act 2005Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act
2000Property Law Act 1974Prostitution Act 1999Psychologists Registration Act 2001Public Health Act 2005Public Safety Preservation Act 1986Public Service Act 1996Public Trustee Act 1978
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Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991
Queensland Law Society Act 1952Queensland University of Technology Act
1998
Racing Act 2002Radiation Safety Act 1999Recording of Evidence Act 1962Recreation Area Management Act 1988Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages
Act 1962Regulatory Offences Act 1985Residential Services (accommodation) Act
2002Residential Tenancies Act 1994Retail Shop Leases Act 1994
Sale of Goods Act 1896Second Hand Dealers and Collectors Act
1984Securities Industry (Application of Laws) Act
1981Security Providers Act 1993Sewerage and Water Supply Act 1949 Small Claims Tribunals Act 1973Soil Conservation Act 1986South Bank Corporation Act 1989Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001State Buildings Protective Security Act 1983State Housing Act 1945State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999Status of Children Act 1978Stock Act 1915Storage Liens Act 1973Sugar Industry Act 1999Summary Offences Act 2005Surrogate Parenthood Act 1988
Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002Timber Utilisation and Marketing Act 1987Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act
1998Tobacco Products (Licensing) Act 1988Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984Tow Truck Act 1973Trade Measurement Act 1990Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990Training and Employment Act 2000Transport Infrastructure Act 1994Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act
1995Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act
1994
Transport Operation (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995
Transport Planning and Co-Ordination Act 1994
Travel Agents Act 1988Trust Accounts Act 1973
University of Queensland Act 1998University of Southern Queensland Act 1998University of the Sunshine Coast Act 1998
Vagrants Gaming and Other Offences Act 1931
Valuers Registration Act 1992Vegetation Management Act 1999Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936Vexatious Proceedings Act 2005Vocational Education, Training and
Employment Act 2000
Wagering Act 1998Water Act 2000Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards
Act 2005Weapons Act 1990Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and
Management Act 1993Wine Industry Act 1994Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation
Act 2003Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
Appendix 3: Legislation commonly used in the Magistrates Court continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 157
Appendix 4: Magistrates’ participation on external bodies
Association of Australian MagistratesW Ehrich
Defence for Children International – Australian ChapterT Previtera
Australian Crime Prevention Council – North Queensland BranchD Glasgow
Australasian Coroners SocietyM Barnes (State Coroner) C Clements (Deputy State Coroner)
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration – Governing CouncilA Hennessy
Chief of Defence Force Commissions of Inquiry – Panel MemberJ Gordon
Cootheringa Society for North Queensland Disability ServicesD Glasgow
Council of Chief MagistratesM Irwin (Chief Magistrate) B Hine (Deputy Chief Magistrate)
Department of Communities – Legislation Evaluation Reference GroupJ Gordon
Griffith University – Law School Visiting CommitteeM Irwin (Chief Magistrate)
Impaired Driving Legislation – Review CommitteeM McLaughlin
International Society for the Reform of the Criminal Law – Board MemberM Irwin (Chief Magistrate)
James Cook University – Criminology Advisory CommitteeD Glasgow
James Cook University – Law School Liaison CommitteeD Glasgow
Judicial Conference of Australia – Governing CouncilW Ehrich
Law Council of Australia – Advisory Committee on Indigenous Legal IssuesZ Sarra
National Judicial College of Australia – Commonwealth Sentencing CommitteeW Cull
National Judicial College of Australia – Gender Justice CommitteeR Kilner
National Judicial College of Australia – Indigenous Justice CommitteeW Cull
National Judicial College of Australia – Judicial Officers in Remote/Isolated LocationsO Rinaudo
Police Education Advisory CouncilM Barnes (State Coroner)
Queensland University of Technology – Law Faculty Advisory CommitteeM Irwin (Chief Magistrate) J Payne
The SCOTS PGC College Council, WarwickA Cridland
Supreme Court of Queensland – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules CommitteeB Gribbin A Thacker
Supreme Court of Queensland – Library CommitteeM Irwin (Chief Magistrate)
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Appendix 5: Professional development for magistrates
# Not funded by Magistrates Court
*Delivered paper/participated in presentation
20th Annual Conference International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law 2-6 July 2006, Brisbane QLDA Hennessy* M Irwin* C Pirie A Thacker*
Annual Conference Central Queensland Law Association Conference 25-27 August 2006, Yeppoon QLDD Dwyer A Hennessy M Irwin#* A Kennedy L O’Shea R Risson B Springer
Queensland Mining Health & Safety Conference 6-9 August 2006, Townsville QLDL Verra#*
Protecting Children Today Conference Protect All Children Today Inc. 6-8 September 2006, Brisbane QLDJ Costanzo D Glasgow L O’Shea A Pascoe* T Previtera*
Phoenix Magistrates Program National Judicial College of Australia 14-18 August 2006, Broadbeach QLDJ Brassington G Buckley M Cassidy W Smith D Dwyer S Guttridge J Parker
14th Triennial Conference Commonwealth Magistrates’ & Judges’ Association 10-15 September 2006, Toronto CanadaJ Batts# T Black# B Callaghan# W Ehrich# J Gordon# M Halliday# J Parker# E Wessling#
Annual Conference Northern Territory Magistrates Court & Travelling Judicial Professional Development Conference National Judicial College of Australia 21-22 August 2006, Darwin NTW Ehrich B Manthey
Decision Writing Workshop Judicial Commission of New South Wales 11-12 September 2006, Sydney NSWG Lee#
24th Annual Conference – Affordable Justice Australian Institute of Judicial Administration 15-17 September 2006, Adelaide SAB Tynan
Mediation Skills Course Dispute Resolution Centre, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General Queensland 12-16 February 2007, Brisbane QLDJ Gordon J Payne
Inaugural National Indigenous Legal Conference New South Wales Bar Association 22-23 September 2006, Sydney NSWT Black B Hine J Payne
Annual Report 2006—2007 159
NSW Magistrates’ Orientation Programme Judicial Commission of New South Wales 18-23 February 2007, Leura NSWR Rinaudo S Coates
Colloquium 2006 Judicial Conference of Australia 6-8 October 2006, Canberra ACTM Irwin# A Thacker
Judicial Leadership Workshop National Judicial College of Australia 12-13 April 2007, Hobart TASM Irwin#
Annual Conference Bundaberg Law Association Conference 3-5 November 2006, Coolum QLDM Irwin*
Mediation Skills Course Dispute Resolution Centre, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General 16-20 April 2007, Brisbane QLDN Nunan
Science, Experts & The Courts National Judicial College of Australia 4 November 2006, Sydney NSWM Cassidy K McGinness C Roney
Dandenong Drug Court - Observation Magistrates Court of Victoria 26-27 April 2007, Dandenong VICS Tonkin
Mediation Skills Course Dispute Resolution Centre, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General 4-8 December 2006, Brisbane QLDJ Brassington
Mediation Skills Course Dispute Resolution Centre, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General 21-25 May 2007, Brisbane QLDR Risson E Hall K McGinness
Confidence in the Courts Conference National Judicial College of Australia 9-11 February 2007, Canberra ACTC Clements S Cornack# W Cull P Dowse# W Smith#
Annual Conference North Queensland Law Association 1-2 June 2007, Cairns QLDT Braes# D Glasgow# M Irwin# T Previtera#* R Spencer#
20th Biennial LAWASIA Conference 5-8 June 2007, Hong KongM Irwin#
Redhook Community Justice Centre Centre for Court Innovation 13 June 2007 Booklyn, New York USAM Irwin#
21st Annual Conference International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law 22-26 June 2007, Vancouver Canada M Irwin#*
Annual Conference Papua Niugini Magistrates Court 22 June 2007, Madang PNGT Previtera#*
Strong Foundations – Rebuilding Social Norms in Indigenous Communities Cape York Institute 25-26 June 2007, Cairns QLDT Black
Biennial Conference Australian Bar Association 26-29 June 2007, Chicago USAB Springer#
Is Prison Obsolete? Sisters Inside Inc 28-30 June 2007, Darwin NTD Fingleton
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Appendix 6: Magistrates involvement in legal education
July 2006 to June 2007 James Cook University law student groups and legal studies student groups—visits to Magistrates Court, Townsville: addresses by Townsville Magistrates
3 July 2006 International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Conference, Brisbane: Indigenous Sentencing Practices in Australia paper delivered by Magistrate Hennessy
27 July 2006 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Paralegals and Lawyers Conference, Brisbane: Advocacy for Prosecutors—paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
2 August 2006 Community Network Group, Townsville: The Criminal Justice System address by Magistrate Glasgow
7 August 2006 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference, Townsville: What happens if there is a mining fatality in Queensland: paper co-authored and presented by Magistrate Verra
10 August 2006 QUT Shine Lawyers National Torts Moot competition, Brisbane: presided by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin with others
18 August 2006 James Cook University Law School Moots, Cairns: presided by Magistrates McGinness and Spencer with others
19 August 2006 Calabro Consulting Family Law Residential, Sunshine Coast: Domestic Violence: Implications of the New Legislation paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
24 August 2006 Community Safety Advisory Committee, Townsville: address by Magistrate Glasgow
27 August 2006 Central Queensland Law Association Annual Conference, Yeppoon: The Queensland Magistracy: On the road again paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
29 August 2006 Grand Rounds Program Wesley Hospital, Brisbane: address by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
29 August 2006 Youth Justice Service Regional Forum Dinner, Rockhampton: The Challenges of Innovation address by Magistrate Hennessy
1 September 2006 Legal Studies Conference, Parliament House, Brisbane: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
1 September 2006 Road Traffic Authority, Dispute Resolution Conference, Brisbane: address by Magistrate Randall
2 September 2006 Bennelong Society Annual Conference—‘Leaving Remote Communities’, Sydney: Fly in/Fly out Justice—An Imperfect Journey paper co-presented by Magistrates Lock and Previtera
8 September 2006 Tenants Union Annual General Meeting: address by Magistrate Randall
25 September 2006 Australasian and South Pacific Association of Collision Investigators Bi-Annual Conference, Brisbane: Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) opening presentation by Deputy State Coroner, Magistrate Clements
30 October 2006 The Cathedral School Year 12 Legal Studies Students, Townsville: The broad jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court of Queensland, with emphasis on therapeutic jurisprudence in the Murri Court and Drug Court presentation and discussion by Magistrate Tonkin
Annual Report 2006—2007 161
31 October 2006 Brisbane River Chapter of Zonta International, Greek Club, Brisbane: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
10 November 2006 St Mary’s College, Toowoomba visit to Magistrates Court, Brisbane: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice address by Magistrate Previtera
14 November 2006 The System Matters Breakfast, Speakers Hall, Parliamentary Annex, Parliament House, Brisbane: The Role of Specialised Domestic Violence Courts paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
18 November 2006 Caloundra Community Centre Inc and Hinterland Community Development Association of Caloundra Inc, Caloundra: Homeless Persons Court Diversion Project and the Special Circumstances List: address by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
23 November 2006 Redlands Hospital Medical Staff Forum, Cleveland: Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) address by Deputy State Coroner, Magistrate Clements
January 2007 University of Queensland Graduate Medicine Course in Pathology: The role and function of the coronial autopsy in sudden death investigation presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
17 January 2007 Bar Practice Course—Criminal Trial Moots: presided by Magistrates Herlihy, Lock and Previtera
24 January 2007 Bar Practice Course—Civil Trial Moots:Deputy Chief Magistrate Hine, Magistrates Cull, Ehrich, and Smith
February 2007 Mater Hospital Neonate Mortality Group, Brisbane:The coroner’s role in investigating peri-natal deaths presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
8 February 2007 LexisNexis Forum on ‘Practical Advocacy Skills’ for Junior Practitioners, Brisbane: Making your case—paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
February to June 2007 (Weekly) University of Queensland Law Students volunteer service to Special Circumstances Court, Magistrates Court, Brisbane: mentoring and supervision by Magistrate Roney
15 February 2007 Youth Justice Conference Coordinators’ Forum, Brisbane: Judicial perspectives on youth justice conferencing service delivery in Queensland paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
22 February 2007 Mater Hospital Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
23 February 2007 QE II Hospital, Brisbane Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
28 February 2007 Department of Emergency Services—Command and Control Forum: address presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
1 March 2007 Prince Charles Hospital Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
8 March 2007 Regional Domestic Violence Court Support Workers’ Forum, Rockhampton: Court Processes address by Magistrate Hennessy
March 2007 Opening of Exhibition of ‘A Woman’s Place’ at Law Courts Complex, Rockhampton: Women in the Law in Queensland address by Magistrate Hennessy
16 April 2007 Community Justice Group Regional Forum, Rockhampton: Submissions to Court and Murri Court Processes address by Magistrate Hennessy
31 October 2006 Brisbane River Chapter of Zonta International, Greek Club, Brisbane: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
10 November 2006 St Mary’s College, Toowoomba visit to Magistrates Court, Brisbane: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice address by Magistrate Previtera
14 November 2006 The System Matters Breakfast, Speakers Hall, Parliamentary Annex, Parliament House, Brisbane: The Role of Specialised Domestic Violence Courts paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
18 November 2006 Caloundra Community Centre Inc and Hinterland Community Development Association of Caloundra Inc, Caloundra: Homeless Persons Court Diversion Project and the Special Circumstances List: address by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
23 November 2006 Redlands Hospital Medical Staff Forum, Cleveland: Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) address by Deputy State Coroner, Magistrate Clements
January 2007 University of Queensland Graduate Medicine Course in Pathology: The role and function of the coronial autopsy in sudden death investigation presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
17 January 2007 Bar Practice Course—Criminal Trial Moots: presided by Magistrates Herlihy, Lock and Previtera
24 January 2007 Bar Practice Course—Civil Trial Moots:Deputy Chief Magistrate Hine, Magistrates Cull, Ehrich, and Smith
February 2007 Mater Hospital Neonate Mortality Group, Brisbane:The coroner’s role in investigating peri-natal deaths presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
8 February 2007 LexisNexis Forum on ‘Practical Advocacy Skills’ for Junior Practitioners, Brisbane: Making your case—paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
February to June 2007 (Weekly) University of Queensland Law Students volunteer service to Special Circumstances Court, Magistrates Court, Brisbane: mentoring and supervision by Magistrate Roney
15 February 2007 Youth Justice Conference Coordinators’ Forum, Brisbane: Judicial perspectives on youth justice conferencing service delivery in Queensland paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
22 February 2007 Mater Hospital Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
23 February 2007 QE II Hospital, Brisbane Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
28 February 2007 Department of Emergency Services—Command and Control Forum: address presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
1 March 2007 Prince Charles Hospital Medical Staff Forum: Coroners Act 2003 paper presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
8 March 2007 Regional Domestic Violence Court Support Workers’ Forum, Rockhampton: Court Processes address by Magistrate Hennessy
March 2007 Opening of Exhibition of ‘A Woman’s Place’ at Law Courts Complex, Rockhampton: Women in the Law in Queensland address by Magistrate Hennessy
16 April 2007 Community Justice Group Regional Forum, Rockhampton: Submissions to Court and Murri Court Processes address by Magistrate Hennessy
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13 April 2007 Continuing Medical Education Seminar for Psychiatrists, United Services Club, Brisbane: Some recent lessons in the Queensland Coroners Court presented by Magistrate Previtera
May 2007 Queensland University of Technology, Master of Laws—Health Law Unit: The State’s Supervision of Death presented by State Coroner, Magistrate Barnes
May 2007 Legal Aid Queensland, In-house Legal Education Conference: Self-Represented Litigants and Juvenile Justice presented by Magistrate Lock
9 May 2007 Gold Coast Domestic Violence Forum: What a Specialist Domestic Violence Court would mean for the Gold Coast paper presented by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin
13 May 2007 Law Week Moots, Magistrates Court, Brisbane: presided over by Chief Magistrate, Judge Irwin and Deputy Chief Magistrate Hine
May–June 2007 (once weekly) TC Beirne Law School, University of Queensland, Women and the Law Society Women in Law Work Experience Program: mentoring and supervision of law students by Magistrates Cull, Halliday, Lock, Thacker, Tynan and White
1 June 2007 North Queensland Law Association Conference, Cairns: Child Protection—How can lawyers aid the process? paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
5–6 June 2007 Townsville Grammar School Legal Studies Student Moots, Townsville: presided by Magistrate Tonkin and Acting Magistrate Mack
12 June 2007 Children’s Commission Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Brisbane: Remote Indigenous Communities—how can we help? paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
21 June 2007 Bar Practice Course—Summary Trial Moots: Magistrates Hall and Payne
21 June 2007 Queensland Police Service Graduation of Police Cadet Intake, Brisbane: address by Magistrate Gordon
22 June 2007 Papua Nuigini Magistrate’s Conference, Madang, Papua New Guinea: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
27 June 2007 State Legal Educator’s Conference, Brisbane:Juvenile offenders—their rights, our responsibilities and a way forward paper presented by Magistrate Previtera
28 June 2007 Bar Practice Course—Civil Trial Moots: Deputy Chief Magistrate Hine, Magistrate MacCallum and Mr McKay (Retired Magistrate)
June 2007 Queensland University of Technology Mentoring Program: student mentoring Magistrate Tynan
Appendix 6: Magistrates involvement in legal education continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 163
Appendix 7: Technology and facilities in Magistrates Courts
Location No. court Court Vulnerable *CCTV **Video *** rooms type witness room courts courts Wi-Fi
Beenleigh 6 MC 1 1 5
Brisbane Roma St 3 MC 1 1
Brisbane George St 24 MC 4 7 16
Caboolture 2 MC 1 1
Cairns 7 MC 2 7
Caloundra 2 MC 1 1
Childrens Court 3 MC 1 1
Cooktown 1 MC 1 1
Dalby 1 MC 1
Doomadgee 1 MC 1
Emerald 1 MC 1 1
Gladstone 2 MC 1 1
Gympie 1 MC 1 1
Hervey Bay 2 MC 1 1 2
Ipswich 4 MC 1 1 4
Mackay 3 MC 1 1 2
Maroochydore 4 MC 1 1 4
Maryborough 1 MC 1 1 1
Mornington Island 1 MC 1
Mount Isa 1 MC 1 1
Richlands 3 MC 1 2
Rockhampton 2 MC 1 1 2
Roma 1 MC 1 1
Sandgate 1 MC 1 1
Southport 9 MC 1 1 9
Thursday Island 1 MC 1 1
Toowoomba 3 MC 1 1 3
Townsville 6 MC 1 2 6
Wynnum 1 MC 1 1
27 3 35 62
*CCTV Courts Close Circuit TV—Video and sound from one room the same Courthouse to the court. This is via a direct link (usually from the VW room) **Video Courts Video Conferencing Courts—Video and Sound World wide—not just from one room in the same court. ***WIFI in Courts Wireless Fidelity—Provides a connection from the courts to the outside world. Mainly for use by Defence Council, to obtain documentation from their offices.
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Appendix 8: Community Justice Groups 2006–2007
Atherton Tablelands Justice Group
Aurukun Community Justice Group
Bamaga Mina Codomir Community Justice Group
Cairns Gumba Gumba Elders Justice Group
Charters Towers Gudjal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Corporation for Justice
Cherbourg Barambah Community Justice Group
Cloncurry Justice Association
Coen Justice Group
Cunnamulla Community Justice Group
Doomadgee Ngooderi Mabuntha Community Justice Group
Hope Vale Community Justice Group
Inala Community Justice Group
Ingham Hinchinbrook Community Justice Initiatives
Injinoo Ikama Ikya Community Justice Group
Innisfail Community Justice Group
Ipswich Community Justice Group
Kowanyama Community Justice Group
Kuranda Local Justice Group
Lockhart River Community Justice Group
Logan Community Justice Group
Mackay Aboriginal and Islander Justice Alternative Group
Mapoon Community Justice Group
Maryborough Community Justice Group
Mornington Island Jankuri Laka Justice Association
Mount Isa District Justice Association
Mossman Community Justice Group
Napranum Twal Council of Elders Community Justice Group
New Mapoon Manthingu Community Justice Group
Normanton Lamberr Wungarch Justice Group
Palm Island Community Justice Group
Pormpurraw Community Justice Group
Rockhampton Aboriginal and Islander Community Justice Panel
Seisa Community Justice Group
St George Community Justice Group
Thursday Island Community Justice Group
Toowoomba Community Justice Group
Townsville/Thuringowa Community Justice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation
Umagico Community Justice Group
Woorabinda Community Justice Group
Wujal Wujal Waranga Community Justice Group
Yarrabah Community Justice Group
Annual Report 2006—2007 165
Appendix 9: Explanatory notes
Definitions:
Defendant
A defendant is defined as—a person or organisation against whom one or more criminal charges are lodged on the same day in the same Magistrates Court.
It should be noted that this does not mean that the data published in this report enumerates distinct individuals, as one individual or corporation may be involved in a number of separate criminal cases during the reference period. Individuals or corporations who have charges lodged with a Magistrates Court on multiple occasions within the reference period, are counted as an additional defendant each time a charge/s are lodged.
Report on Government Services
Report on Government Services (RoGS), produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision.
Magistrates Court
Criminal Lodgements:
The difference in the number of defendants lodged (ie Total and RoGS), is due to the exclusion of specific charges in accordance with the national reporting standards as stipulated by the Report on Government Services. The Report on Government Services does not include charges lodged with the Magistrates Court which are a secondary process, for example, charges relating to breaches of penalties such as breach of probation order, breach of community service order and breach of bail.
Magistrates Court
Domestic and Family Violence Applications and Orders:
The difference in the number of Applications lodged (ie Total and RoGS), is due to the exclusion of secondary applications in accordance with the national reporting standards as stipulated by the Report on Government Services. The Report on Government Services does not include secondary applications, that is, applications for revocation or variation of a domestic violence order which are lodged with the Magistrates Court.
Magistrates Court
Child Protection Applications and Orders:
The difference in the number of Applications lodged (ie Total and RoGS), is due to the exclusion of secondary applications in accordance with the national reporting standards as stipulated by the Report on Government Services. The Report on Government Services does not include secondary applications, that is, applications for revocation, variation or extension of a child protection order which are lodged with the Magistrates Court.
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Appendix 10: Criminal lodgements
Alpha 12 11 27 1 1 1 28 0.01% 7.69%
Atherton 897 831 1438 91 86 172 1610 0.45% 9.21%
Aurukun 605 514 958 158 157 355 1313 0.37% 20.71%
Ayr 712 682 1091 96 94 154 1245 0.35% 11.88%
Badu Island 82 74 134 2 2 6 140 0.04% 2.38%
Bamaga 259 222 415 86 82 176 591 0.17% 24.93%
Barcaldine 88 87 123 2 1 3 126 0.04% 2.22%
Beaudesert 1003 968 1661 41 36 80 1741 0.49% 3.93%
Beenleigh 10 093 9215 20 457 589 510 1484 21 941 6.16% 5.51%
Biloela 423 411 728 33 30 63 791 0.22% 7.24%
Birdsville 9 9 10 0 0 0 10 0.00% 0.00%
Blackall 61 57 106 2 2 2 108 0.03% 3.17%
Blackwater 256 243 339 12 12 24 363 0.10% 4.48%
Boulia 31 30 36 4 4 5 41 0.01% 11.43%
Bowen 693 665 1361 89 88 228 1589 0.45% 11.38%
Brisbane 31 005 29 382 61 335 914 868 3280 64 615 18.14% 2.86%
Bundaberg 3758 3524 6427 198 187 386 6813 1.91% 5.01%
Burketown 25 24 44 0 0 0 44 0.01% 0.00%
Caboolture 4450 3966 7709 324 296 642 8351 2.34% 6.79%
Cairns 10 468 9550 16 873 571 533 1308 18 181 5.11% 5.17%
Caloundra 2217 2079 3358 71 67 122 3480 0.98% 3.10%
Camooweal 61 60 113 2 2 5 118 0.03% 3.17%
Charleville 391 357 738 39 37 97 835 0.23% 9.07%
Charters Towers 416 395 591 84 81 156 747 0.21% 16.80%
Cherbourg 341 323 431 74 71 189 620 0.17% 17.83%
Childers 231 225 342 13 13 19 361 0.10% 5.33%
Chinchilla 240 227 348 17 17 40 388 0.11% 6.61%
Clermont 97 89 122 11 10 20 142 0.04% 10.19%
Cleveland 3844 3638 6560 184 181 382 6942 1.95% 4.57%
Cloncurry 202 192 332 24 22 47 379 0.11% 10.62%
Coen 61 52 71 2 2 2 73 0.02% 3.17%
Cooktown 708 649 980 25 24 35 1015 0.29% 3.41%
Coolangatta 1453 1393 1811 3 3 3 1814 0.51% 0.21%
Cunnamulla 303 264 434 143 142 229 663 0.19% 32.06%
Dajarra 14 14 17 0 0 0 17 0.00% 0.00%
Dalby 932 875 1398 112 111 177 1575 0.44% 10.73%
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of charges
Number of charges
Total charges
% of state total
% of defendants
that are children
Magistrates Court Childrens Court
Annual Report 2006—2007 167
Dirranbandi 42 42 54 4 4 7 61 0.02% 8.70%
Doomadgee 405 355 599 37 34 81 680 0.19% 8.37%
Duaringa 50 50 62 0 0 0 62 0.02% 0.00%
Emerald 799 748 1432 21 21 39 1471 0.41% 2.56%
Gatton 819 783 1289 33 32 49 1338 0.38% 3.87%
Gayndah 195 186 284 6 6 10 294 0.08% 2.99%
Georgetown 39 34 87 0 0 0 87 0.02% 0.00%
Gladstone 2885 2730 4961 200 184 805 5766 1.62% 6.48%
Goondiwindi 549 523 834 47 46 91 925 0.26% 7.89%
Gympie 1679 1570 2948 61 59 161 3109 0.87% 3.51%
Hervey Bay 2185 2053 3723 175 170 365 4088 1.15% 7.42%
Holland Park 4115 3935 6802 117 116 219 7021 1.97% 2.76%
Hope Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Hughenden 84 83 131 10 10 32 163 0.05% 10.64%
Ingham 505 491 777 24 24 47 824 0.23% 4.54%
Inglewood 117 117 183 1 1 2 185 0.05% 0.85%
Innisfail 1378 1265 2026 63 55 122 2148 0.60% 4.37%
Ipswich 7260 6822 13 299 495 447 1013 14 312 4.02% 6.38%
Julia Creek 15 15 17 0 0 0 17 0.00% 0.00%
Kingaroy 594 551 897 59 55 136 1033 0.29% 9.04%
Kowanyama 742 702 920 6 6 10 930 0.26% 0.80%
Landsborough 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00%
Lockhart River 226 199 301 6 5 25 326 0.09% 2.59%
Longreach 378 363 650 14 14 38 688 0.19% 3.57%
Mackay 4787 4425 8043 402 363 1017 9060 2.54% 7.75%
Mareeba 1737 1544 2511 120 106 248 2759 0.77% 6.46%
Maroochydore 6061 5597 10 628 264 231 499 11 127 3.12% 4.17%
Maryborough 1491 1410 2892 95 90 172 3064 0.86% 5.99%
Millmerran 80 79 123 4 4 6 129 0.04% 4.76%
Mitchell 104 96 168 12 12 34 202 0.06% 10.34%
Monto 57 57 92 4 4 6 98 0.03% 6.56%
Moranbah 289 280 390 12 11 23 413 0.12% 3.99%
Mornington Island 591 554 850 42 42 110 960 0.27% 6.64%
Mossman 728 668 1381 17 16 22 1403 0.39% 2.28%
Mount Isa 2007 1775 3405 240 234 509 3914 1.10% 10.68%
Murgon 691 612 1055 107 86 183 1238 0.35% 13.41%
Nambour 696 676 1129 3 3 3 1132 0.32% 0.43%
Nanango 422 394 617 38 37 98 715 0.20% 8.26%
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of charges
Number of charges
Total charges
% of state total
% of defendants
that are children
Magistrates Court Childrens Court
168 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Noosa 1430 1361 2585 40 38 398 2983 0.84% 2.72%
Normanton 319 276 535 40 38 109 644 0.18% 11.14%
Oakey 276 267 361 11 10 25 386 0.11% 3.83%
Palm Island 692 606 895 67 64 95 990 0.28% 8.83%
Petrie 2516 2397 4764 233 222 499 5263 1.48% 8.48%
Pittsworth 73 70 99 7 7 19 118 0.03% 8.75%
Pormpuraaw 195 167 283 6 6 19 302 0.08% 2.99%
Proserpine 1327 1283 2086 27 26 58 2144 0.60% 1.99%
Quilpie 31 29 50 0 0 0 50 0.01% 0.00%
Redcliffe 3268 3079 6057 259 247 767 6824 1.92% 7.34%
Richlands 4941 4614 9430 265 256 639 10 069 2.83% 5.09%
Richmond 40 38 50 0 0 0 50 0.01% 0.00%
Rockhampton 5218 4800 8326 626 577 1660 9986 2.80% 10.71%
Roma 620 570 975 39 37 73 1048 0.29% 5.92%
Sandgate 2601 2463 4813 201 188 407 5220 1.47% 7.17%
Sarina 375 373 539 13 13 20 559 0.16% 3.35%
Southport 16 772 15 719 29 763 618 593 1347 31 110 8.74% 3.55%
Springsure 22 22 23 0 0 0 23 0.01% 0.00%
St.George 264 240 426 24 22 55 481 0.14% 8.33%
Stanthorpe 405 391 754 48 48 84 838 0.24% 10.60%
Tambo 11 11 22 0 0 0 22 0.01% 0.00%
Taroom 30 29 38 2 2 14 52 0.01% 6.25%
Thursday Island 403 363 695 21 20 40 735 0.21% 4.95%
Toogoolawah 245 241 378 11 11 26 404 0.11% 4.30%
Toowoomba 5805 5361 9974 270 258 544 10 518 2.95% 4.44%
Townsville 13 675 12 929 21 305 746 685 1629 22 934 6.44% 5.17%
Tully 742 684 1099 31 31 58 1157 0.32% 4.01%
Warwick 987 920 1612 54 51 105 1717 0.48% 5.19%
Weipa 571 526 918 120 119 373 1291 0.36% 17.37%
Winton 37 34 54 1 1 5 59 0.02% 2.63%
Woorabinda 476 459 824 175 167 508 1332 0.37% 26.88%
Wynnum 2161 2037 4085 87 84 175 4260 1.20% 3.87%
Yarrabah 422 382 609 28 27 74 683 0.19% 6.22%
Yeppoon 902 862 1229 68 65 101 1330 0.37% 7.01%
TOTAL 189 096 176 685 330 135 10 894 10 213 26 000 356 135 100.00% 5.45%
Note: Charges lodged at Landsborough were remitted at Caloundra
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of charges
Number of charges
Total charges
% of state total
% of defendants
that are children
Magistrates Court Childrens Court
Appendix 10: Criminal lodgements continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 169
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of defendants
Total R.o.G.S.
Number of charges
Number of charges
Total charges
% of state total
% of defendants
that are children
Appendix 10: Criminal lodgements—10 busiest locations
Magistrates Court Childrens Court
Brisbane 31 005 29 382 61 335 914 868 3280 64 615 18.14% 2.86%
Southport 16 772 15 719 29 763 618 593 1347 31 110 8.74% 3.55%
Townsville 13 675 12 929 21 305 746 685 1629 22 934 6.44% 5.17%
Beenleigh 10 093 9215 20 457 589 510 1484 21 941 6.16% 5.51%
Cairns 10 468 9550 16 873 571 533 1308 18 181 5.11% 5.17%
Ipswich 7260 6822 13 299 495 447 1013 14 312 4.02% 6.38%
Maroochydore 6061 5597 10 628 264 231 499 11 127 3.12% 4.17%
Toowoomba 5805 5361 9974 270 258 544 10 518 2.95% 4.44%
Richlands 4941 4614 9430 265 256 639 10 069 2.83% 5.09%
Rockhampton 5218 4800 8326 626 577 1660 9986 2.80% 10.71%
TOTAL 111 298 103 989 201 390 5358 4958 13 403 214 793 60.31% 4.59%
170 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Civil claims Minor debt claims Small claims Total claims % of State Total
Appendix 11: Civil claims
Atherton 37 35 71 143 0.24%
Ayr 83 13 51 147 0.25%
Barcaldine 4 6 4 14 0.02%
Beaudesert 287 89 157 533 0.90%
Beenleigh 969 1204 1 2174 3.66%
Biloela 32 59 30 121 0.20%
Blackwater 15 9 29 53 0.09%
Bowen 48 20 48 116 0.20%
Brisbane 15 095 1626 5884 22 605 38.07%
Bundaberg 262 177 249 688 1.16%
Caboolture 302 1219 701 2222 3.74%
Cairns 580 351 737 1668 2.81%
Caloundra 255 121 207 583 0.98%
Charleville 20 10 37 67 0.11%
Charters Towers 30 60 29 119 0.20%
Childers 6 34 10 50 0.08%
Chinchilla 10 19 17 46 0.08%
Clermont 6 5 11 22 0.04%
Cleveland 276 789 1 1066 1.80%
Cloncurry 24 5 11 40 0.07%
Cooktown 4 7 5 16 0.03%
Coolangatta 143 98 234 475 0.80%
Cunnamulla 4 7 10 21 0.04%
Dalby 59 104 45 208 0.35%
Emerald 47 44 29 120 0.20%
Gatton 93 34 68 195 0.33%
Gayndah 26 14 13 53 0.09%
Gladstone 101 429 160 690 1.16%
Goondiwindi 23 17 30 70 0.12%
Gympie 89 98 103 290 0.49%
Hervey Bay 137 138 246 521 0.88%
Holland Park 610 411 4 1025 1.73%
Ingham 39 24 17 80 0.13%
Innisfail 57 25 58 140 0.24%
Ipswich 709 226 926 1861 3.13%
Julia Creek 3 2 1 6 0.01%
Kingaroy 31 42 46 119 0.20%
Landsborough 90 29 8 127 0.21%
Annual Report 2006—2007 171
Civil claims Minor debt claims Small claims Total claims % of State Total
Longreach 9 11 18 38 0.06%
Mackay 583 366 308 1257 2.12%
Mareeba 68 28 29 125 0.21%
Maroochydore 453 463 469 1385 2.33%
Maryborough 142 53 89 284 0.48%
Mitchell 2 - 4 6 0.01%
Moranbah 11 17 17 45 0.08%
Mossman 184 32 38 254 0.43%
Mount Isa 44 42 126 212 0.36%
Murgon 13 18 2 33 0.06%
Nambour 90 513 74 677 1.14%
Nanango 13 11 35 59 0.10%
Noosa 111 127 157 395 0.67%
Normanton 9 2 13 24 0.04%
Oakey 59 7 22 88 0.15%
Petrie 991 112 298 1401 2.36%
Pittsworth 19 20 5 44 0.07%
Pomona 18 6 7 31 0.05%
Proserpine 121 90 72 283 0.48%
Quilpie 3 6 9 0.02%
Redcliffe 319 54 4 377 0.63%
Richlands 429 134 - 563 0.95%
Richmond 1 6 1 8 0.01%
Rockhampton 208 347 328 883 1.49%
Roma 26 26 60 112 0.19%
Sandgate 138 53 2 193 0.33%
Sarina 17 18 30 65 0.11%
Southport 2653 2601 2100 7354 12.38%
St George 6 10 36 52 0.09%
Stanthorpe 26 19 23 68 0.11%
Taroom 2 12 - 14 0.02%
Thursday Island 27 7 30 64 0.11%
Toogoolawah 16 10 20 46 0.08%
Toowoomba 625 308 423 1356 2.28%
Townsville 1188 478 668 2334 3.93%
Tully 29 27 51 107 0.18%
Warwick 65 47 51 163 0.27%
Weipa 3 3 - 6 0.01%
Wynnum 180 101 - 281 0.47%
Yeppoon 79 30 82 191 0.32%
TOTAL 29 586 13 809 15 986 59 381 100%
Note: Applications lodged at Landsborough and Pomona were remitted at Caloundra and Noosa respectively
172 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Civil claims Minor debt claims Small claims Total claims % of State Total
Brisbane 15 095 1626 5884 22 605 38.07%
Southport 2653 2601 2100 7354 12.38%
Townsville 1188 478 668 2334 3.93%
Caboolture 302 1219 701 2222 3.74%
Beenleigh 969 1204 1 2174 3.66%
Ipswich 709 226 926 1861 3.13%
Cairns 580 351 737 1668 2.81%
Petrie 991 112 298 1401 2.36%
Maroochydore 453 463 469 1385 2.33%
Toowoomba 625 308 423 1356 2.28%
TOTAL 23 565 8588 12 207 44 360 75%
Appendix 11: Civil claims—10 busiest locations
Appendix 11: Civil claims continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 173
Number of applications Number of orders made
Temporary Vary Revoke Number of % of Total R.o.G.S. Protection protection protection protection applications State order order order order Total dissmissed Total
Appendix 12: Domestic and family violence applications and orders
Alpha 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.01%
Atherton 118 91 86 27 28 2 143 21 0.48%
Aurukun 71 64 54 5 8 0 67 5 0.29%
Ayr 122 99 78 62 20 3 163 18 0.50%
Badu Island 2 2 6 0 1 0 7 1 0.01%
Bamaga 51 35 37 9 10 0 56 0 0.21%
Barcaldine 4 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0.02%
Beaudesert 220 175 129 108 30 1 268 51 0.89%
Beenleigh 1722 1487 1077 1328 319 7 2731 518 6.99%
Biloela 88 71 61 23 15 0 99 17 0.36%
Blackall 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0.01%
Blackwater 35 33 31 17 6 0 54 9 0.14%
Boulia 10 9 7 5 0 0 12 0 0.04%
Bowen 78 64 55 38 12 1 106 12 0.32%
Brisbane 1538 1332 1027 776 181 14 1998 353 6.25%
Bundaberg 632 507 418 376 155 5 954 161 2.57%
Burketown 11 9 8 8 0 0 16 1 0.04%
Caboolture 758 624 477 375 113 9 974 174 3.08%
Cairns 1025 820 666 513 196 4 1379 185 4.16%
Caloundra 441 372 286 316 96 5 703 106 1.79%
Camooweal 6 4 5 5 2 0 12 1 0.02%
Charleville 62 47 45 28 6 0 79 4 0.25%
Charters Towers 88 70 47 38 11 4 100 29 0.36%
Cherbourg 13 11 11 3 2 0 16 0 0.05%
Childers 38 35 35 4 5 0 44 0 0.15%
Chinchilla 54 43 34 29 13 0 76 9 0.22%
Clermont 20 16 13 4 0 0 17 4 0.08%
Cleveland 608 509 400 273 96 3 772 143 2.47%
Cloncurry 59 55 48 54 3 5 110 6 0.24%
Coen 27 19 26 5 3 0 34 1 0.11%
Cooktown 94 73 74 18 17 1 110 10 0.38%
Coolangatta 284 235 164 146 24 4 338 71 1.15%
Cunnamulla 40 37 28 26 0 0 54 5 0.16%
Dajarra 4 3 2 2 1 0 5 1 0.02%
174 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Number of applications Number of orders made
Temporary Vary Revoke Number of % of Total R.o.G.S. Protection protection protection protection applications State order order order order Total dissmissed Total
Dalby 130 115 93 66 16 3 178 16 0.53%
Dirranbandi 3 3 3 2 0 0 5 0 0.01%
Doomadgee 90 81 72 71 12 0 155 3 0.37%
Duaringa 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.01%
Emerald 128 105 81 57 13 2 153 26 0.52%
Gatton 138 121 102 61 13 0 176 29 0.56%
Gayndah 33 26 25 14 5 0 44 4 0.13%
Georgetown 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 0.01%
Gladstone 280 226 183 112 37 2 334 61 1.14%
Goondiwindi 54 46 43 15 6 0 64 5 0.22%
Gympie 277 234 177 152 38 5 372 66 1.12%
Hervey Bay 389 342 264 161 52 9 486 113 1.58%
Holland Park 665 545 395 419 145 15 974 190 2.70%
Hughenden 24 17 17 7 4 0 28 0 0.10%
Ingham 67 54 42 40 18 2 102 18 0.27%
Inglewood 4 3 2 2 2 0 6 0 0.02%
Innisfail 223 170 118 90 47 0 255 51 0.91%
Ipswich 1161 989 720 691 165 8 1584 324 4.71%
Kingaroy 94 84 41 52 6 1 100 44 0.38%
Kowanyama 113 95 89 8 16 0 113 4 0.46%
Landsborough 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02%
Lockhart River 22 16 18 4 8 0 30 0 0.09%
Longreach 41 33 34 13 7 0 54 4 0.17%
Mackay 533 408 374 166 123 1 664 78 2.16%
Mareeba 234 175 152 58 41 1 252 27 0.95%
Maroochydore 707 560 438 460 135 9 1042 189 2.87%
Maryborough 245 199 146 151 48 4 349 66 0.99%
Millmerran 4 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 0.02%
Mitchell 13 13 13 8 0 0 21 2 0.05%
Monto 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.02%
Moranbah 41 31 21 16 7 0 44 5 0.17%
Mornington Island 90 64 57 21 23 0 101 4 0.37%
Mossman 109 93 76 33 9 0 118 24 0.44%
Mount Isa 468 362 322 140 106 4 572 62 1.90%
Murgon 109 92 79 45 8 1 133 27 0.44%
Nambour 120 108 69 52 9 2 132 18 0.49%
Nanango 77 63 38 27 4 0 69 28 0.31%
Appendix 12: Domestic and family violence applications and orders continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 175
Number of applications Number of orders made
Temporary Vary Revoke Number of % of Total R.o.G.S. Protection protection protection protection applications State order order order order Total dissmissed Total
Noosa 241 201 157 193 44 6 400 59 0.98%
Normanton 139 97 97 73 38 0 208 2 0.56%
Oakey 57 52 40 14 1 2 57 13 0.23%
Palm Island 149 140 133 20 12 1 166 6 0.61%
Petrie 500 419 315 308 91 2 716 137 2.03%
Pittsworth 18 14 10 6 4 0 20 2 0.07%
Pormpuraaw 36 26 23 5 5 0 33 3 0.15%
Proserpine 141 108 95 55 33 2 185 14 0.57%
Quilpie 5 5 4 0 0 0 4 1 0.02%
Redcliffe 490 400 293 268 115 1 677 120 1.99%
Richlands 851 740 545 236 77 3 861 232 3.46%
Richmond 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.01%
Rockhampton 805 639 513 329 171 7 1020 188 3.27%
Roma 65 49 49 44 10 2 105 12 0.26%
Sandgate 480 398 258 221 68 7 554 150 1.95%
Sarina 26 24 19 15 4 0 38 1 0.11%
Southport 2204 1769 1271 1512 346 71 3200 656 8.95%
St.George 51 40 33 20 3 0 56 13 0.21%
Stanthorpe 58 45 43 15 3 0 61 12 0.24%
Tambo 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00%
Taroom 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00%
Thursday Island 101 84 68 52 12 0 132 10 0.41%
Toogoolawah 35 29 25 13 5 0 43 5 0.14%
Toowoomba 820 658 541 349 138 6 1034 168 3.33%
Townsville 1201 961 771 690 227 7 1695 257 4.88%
Tully 122 95 79 52 17 4 152 17 0.50%
Warwick 146 118 95 58 26 3 182 31 0.59%
Weipa 103 93 84 18 14 0 116 9 0.42%
Winton 7 7 8 1 0 0 9 0 0.03%
Woorabinda 72 63 63 3 6 0 72 1 0.29%
Wynnum 378 297 244 173 71 0 488 83 1.53%
Yarrabah 166 147 140 29 19 2 190 7 0.67%
Yeppoon 128 105 89 54 25 0 168 27 0.52%
TOTAL 24 626 20 274 15 863 12 666 4082 263 32 874 5644 100%
176 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Appendix 12: Domestic and family violence applications and orders—10 busiest locations
Number of applications Number of orders made
Temporary Vary Revoke Number of % of Total R.o.G.S. Protection protection protection protection applications State order order order order Total dissmissed Total
Southport 2204 1769 1271 1512 346 71 3200 656 8.95%
Beenleigh 1722 1487 1077 1328 319 7 2731 518 6.99%
Brisbane 1538 1332 1027 776 181 14 1998 353 6.25%
Townsville 1201 961 771 690 227 7 1695 257 4.88%
Ipswich 1161 989 720 691 165 8 1584 324 4.71%
Cairns 1025 820 666 513 196 4 1379 185 4.16%
Richlands 851 740 545 236 77 3 861 232 3.46%
Toowoomba 820 658 541 349 138 6 1034 168 3.33%
Rockhampton 805 639 513 329 171 7 1020 188 3.27%
Caboolture 758 624 477 375 113 9 974 174 3.08%
TOTAL 12 085 10 019 7608 6799 1933 136 16 476 3055 49%
Appendix 12: Domestic and family violence applications and orders continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 177
Appendix 13: Commonwealth lodgements (In order of number of defendants)
Defendants Charges
Taxation Administration Act 1953
Section 8C(1)(a) Fail to furnish an approved form or information to Commissioner 619 2872
Section 8H Fail to comply with a court order 177 722
Other Sections 5 5
Sub-Total 801 3599
Criminal Code Act 1995
Section 135.2 Obtain financial advantage for self or other person 821 1657
Section 474.17 Use a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence 273 425
Other Sections 453 1191
Sub-Total 1547 3273
Service & Execution Of Process Act 1992 198 323
Copyright Act 1968 11 305
Census And Statistics Act 1905 43 214
Corporations Act 2001 107 211
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 76 187
Crimes Act 1914 155 176
Customs Act 1901 78 172
Bankruptcy Act 1966 74 121
Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 37 105
Trade Marks Act 1995 16 104
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 3 62
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 23 60
Protection Sea (Prevent Pollution) Act 1983 12 42
Airport (Cont On-Airport Activities) Regulation 1997 40 40
Workplace Relations Act 1996 11 40
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 37 37
Australian Passports Act 2005 11 25
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 2 22
Excise Act 1901 9 21
Quarantine Act 1908 16 20
178 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Defendants Charges
Social Security Act 1991 15 17
Civil Aviation Act 1988 11 14
Aviation Transport Security Regulation 2005 11 12
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 6 10
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 7 9
Health Insurance Act 1973 9 9
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 5 8
Foreign Passports Act 2005 6 8
Anti-Money Laundering And Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 7 7
Migration Act 1958 3 6
Defence Act 1903 3 5
Proceeds Of Crime Act 1987 4 5
Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971 4 5
Radiocommunications Act 1992 2 5
Passports Act 1938 4 4
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 3 3
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 2 3
Environment Prot & Biodiversity Cons Act 1999 1 2
Extradition Act 1988 2 2
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983 2 2
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 1 1
Australian Federal Police Act 1979 1 1
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 1 1
Family Law Act 1975 1 1
Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001 1 1
Marriage Act 1961 1 1
Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 1 1
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 1 1
Grand Total 3422 9303
Appendix 13: Commonwealth lodgements continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 179
Number of applications Number of orders made
Number of Child Extend Revoke Vary applications % of protection protection Interim protection protection dissmissed/ State Total R.o.G.S. order order order order order Total withdrawn total
Atherton 72 32 37 7 45 0 0 89 11 1.20%
Aurukun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02%
Ayr 17 5 9 0 4 0 0 13 0 0.28%
Bamaga 10 6 6 0 8 0 0 14 0 0.17%
Beaudesert 20 16 12 2 14 0 0 28 0 0.33%
Beenleigh 591 416 365 38 277 2 0 682 42 9.86%
Biloela 34 16 6 0 23 0 0 29 5 0.57%
Bowen 42 25 29 4 26 0 0 59 7 0.70%
Brisbane 598 367 440 47 461 11 0 959 52 9.98%
Bundaberg 148 58 83 11 114 0 3 211 5 2.47%
Caboolture 114 90 136 1 44 4 0 185 2 1.90%
Cairns 205 109 159 21 175 1 2 358 11 3.42%
Caloundra 23 16 23 5 20 0 0 48 0 0.38%
Charleville 33 19 17 2 5 0 0 24 2 0.55%
Charters Towers 7 3 6 0 5 0 0 11 0 0.12%
Cherbourg 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.02%
Chinchilla 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0.08%
Cleveland 87 60 112 2 70 0 1 185 10 1.45%
Cloncurry 6 4 5 0 5 0 0 10 0 0.10%
Coen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.00%
Cooktown 4 3 2 1 9 0 0 12 1 0.07%
Cunnamulla 23 16 10 7 6 0 0 23 7 0.38%
Dalby 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.18%
Doomadgee 4 3 2 0 6 0 0 8 0 0.07%
Emerald 37 23 20 0 23 0 0 43 6 0.62%
Gatton 8 8 4 0 13 0 0 17 0 0.13%
Gayndah 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.02%
Gladstone 108 45 31 1 72 2 0 106 10 1.80%
Goondiwindi 15 11 8 1 3 0 0 12 1 0.25%
Gympie 51 25 28 1 27 1 0 57 4 0.85%
Hervey Bay 88 47 52 5 70 1 0 128 10 1.47%
Holland Park 38 5 24 2 39 2 3 70 1 0.63%
Hughenden 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.03%
Appendix 14: Child protection applications and orders
180 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Number of applications Number of orders made
Number of Child Extend Revoke Vary applications % of protection protection Interim protection protection dissmissed/ State Total R.o.G.S. order order order order order Total withdrawn total
Ingham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03%
Innisfail 35 16 17 0 52 1 0 70 8 0.58%
Ipswich 203 83 150 13 401 4 0 568 11 3.39%
Kingaroy 70 55 50 4 6 0 0 60 11 1.17%
Kowanyama 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.05%
Longreach 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.05%
Mackay 238 161 185 8 177 5 0 375 12 3.97%
Mareeba 42 23 25 4 26 0 0 55 2 0.70%
Maroochydore 169 88 87 1 137 0 0 225 3 2.82%
Maryborough 104 60 79 8 137 1 0 225 10 1.74%
Mornington Island 8 3 3 0 4 0 0 7 0 0.13%
Mossman 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.05%
Mount Isa 96 58 39 1 37 4 1 82 15 1.60%
Murgon 37 25 29 0 27 0 0 56 9 0.62%
Nanango 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 0.05%
Noosa 14 6 6 5 0 0 0 11 4 0.23%
Normanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02%
Oakey 6 6 3 0 6 0 0 9 0 0.10%
Palm Island 3 2 11 1 9 0 1 22 0 0.05%
Petrie 79 41 51 2 25 0 0 78 7 1.32%
Pormpuraaw 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00%
Proserpine 20 13 15 2 3 0 0 20 1 0.33%
Redcliffe 127 56 77 12 52 3 0 144 5 2.12%
Richlands 199 95 130 10 237 0 1 378 18 3.32%
Rockhampton 377 129 205 16 455 3 1 680 22 6.29%
Roma 36 29 21 0 12 0 0 33 25 0.60%
Southport 722 456 481 77 590 14 3 1165 55 12.05%
St.George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02%
Stanthorpe 19 11 9 2 3 0 0 14 0 0.32%
Thursday Island 10 7 3 0 2 0 0 5 3 0.17%
Toowoomba 390 275 225 19 247 0 1 492 15 6.51%
Townsville 397 160 202 12 160 1 2 377 16 6.63%
Tully 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.07%
Warwick 32 27 23 0 18 0 0 41 1 0.53%
Weipa 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 7 0 0.02%
Woorabinda 5 2 2 0 14 0 0 16 3 0.08%
Wynnum 127 79 84 25 55 0 0 164 10 2.12%
Yeppoon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02%
GRAND TOTAL 5991 3405 3847 382 4473 60 19 8781 456 100%
Appendix 14: Child protection applications and orders continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 181
Number of applications Number of orders made
Number of Child Extend Revoke Vary applications % of protection protection Interim protection protection dissmissed/ State Total R.o.G.S. order order order order order Total withdrawn total
Southport 722 456 481 77 590 14 3 1165 55 12.05%
Brisbane 598 367 440 47 461 11 0 959 52 9.98%
Beenleigh 591 416 365 38 277 2 0 682 42 9.86%
Townsville 397 160 202 12 160 1 2 377 16 6.63%
Toowoomba 390 275 225 19 247 0 1 492 15 6.51%
Rockhampton 377 129 205 16 455 3 1 680 22 6.29%
Mackay 238 161 185 8 177 5 0 375 12 3.97%
Cairns 205 109 159 21 175 1 2 358 11 3.42%
Ipswich 203 83 150 13 401 4 0 568 11 3.39%
Richlands 199 95 130 10 237 0 1 378 18 3.32%
GRAND TOTAL 3920 2251 2542 261 3180 41 10 6034 254 65%
Appendix 14: Child protection applications and orders— 10 busiest locations
182 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Appendix 15: Jurisdiction statistics
Num
ber o
f def
enda
nts
Cle
aran
ce ra
tes
Defendants lodged Defendants finalised
Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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0%
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40%
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% F
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Defendants finalised Percent finalised < 6 months Percent finalised < 12 months
Num
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f def
enda
nts
% P
endi
ng
Number of pending defendant- Percent > 6 months old 2004/05 National backlog (> 6 months)
Percent > 12 months old 2005-06 National backlog (>12 months)
24,000
26,000
28,000
30,000
32,000
34,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Clea
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te
Adult criminal jurisdictionGraph 1: Number of defendants lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 2: Number of defendants lodged, finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Tim
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Graph 3: Number of pending defendants and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
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Tim
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Clea
ranc
e ra
te
Childrens’ Court criminal jurisdiction
Graph 4: Number of defendants lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 5: Number of defendants lodged, finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Graph 6: Number of pending defendants and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
Num
ber o
f Def
enda
nts
Cle
aran
ce ra
tes
Defendants lodged Defendants finalised
Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month Average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1,800
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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120%
Num
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% F
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Defendants finalised Percent finalised < 6 months Percent finalised < 12 months
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1,800
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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Num
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% P
endi
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Percent > 12 months old 2005-06 National backlog (>12 months)
Number of pending defendants Percent > 6 months old 2005-06 National backlog (> 6 months)
700
1,000
1,300
1,600
1,900
2,200
2,500
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
184 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Clea
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Graph 7: Number of applications lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 8: Number of applications lodged, finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Graph 9: Number of pending applications and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
Num
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Cle
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Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
Applications lodged Applications finalised
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
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450
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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40%
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100%
120%
140%
Num
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% F
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Applications finalised Percent finalised < 6 months Percent finalised < 12 months
0
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Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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Tim
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Childrens’ Court civil jurisdiction
Appendix 15: Jurisdiction Statistics continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 185
Clea
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te
Adult civil jurisdiction
Graph 10: Number of claims/applications lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 11: Number of claims/applications lodged, finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Tim
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Graph 12: Number of pending claims/applications and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
Bac
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Num
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f Cla
ims/
App
licat
ions
Cle
aran
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tes
Claims/applications lodged Claims/applications finalised
Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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100%
120%
2,000
4,000
3,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
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f cla
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Num
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f cla
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appl
icat
ions
% P
endi
ng
Number of pending claims/applications Percent > 6 months old 2005-06 National backlog (> 6 months)
Percent > 12 months old 2005-06 National backlog (>12 months)
30,000
31,000
32,000
33,000
34,000
35,000
36,000
37,000
38,000
39,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
186 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
Clea
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te
Adult civil jurisdiction (Claims only)
Graph 13: Number of claims lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 14: Number of claims finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Tim
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ess
Graph 15: Number of pending claims and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
Bac
klog
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
7,000
6,000
8,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Num
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f cla
ims
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
Cle
aran
ce ra
tes
Claims lodged Claims finalised
Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
3,000
4,000
2,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Num
ber o
f cla
ims
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% F
inal
ised
Claims finalised Percent finalised < 6 months Percent finalised < 12 months
28,000
29,000
30,000
31,000
32,000
33,000
34,000
35,000
36,000
37,000
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Num
ber o
f cla
ims
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
% P
endi
ng
Percent > 6 months old 2005-06 National backlog (> 6 months)
Percent > 12 months old 2005-06 National backlog (>12 months)
Number of pending claims
Appendix 15: Jurisdiction Statistics continued
Annual Report 2006—2007 187
Clea
ranc
e ra
te
Adult civil jurisdiction (Domestic Violence only)
Graph 16: Number of applications lodged, finalised and clearance rates
Graph 17: Number of applications finalised and percentage finalised within 6 and 12 months of lodgement
Tim
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ess
Graph 18: Number of pending applications and percentage greater than 6 and 12 months old
Bac
klog
Num
ber o
f app
licat
ions
Cle
aran
ce ra
tes
Applications lodged Applications finalised
Qld clearance rate (Monthly) Qld clearance rate (12 month average) 2005-06 National clearance rate
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Num
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f app
licat
ions
0%
5%
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15%
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% P
endi
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Percent > 12 months old 2005-06 National backlog (>12 months)
Num
ber o
f app
licat
ions
% F
inal
ised
Applications finalised Percent finalised < 6 months Percent finalised < 12 months
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Jun-06 Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
0%
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120%
188 Magistrates Courts of Queensland
BEENLEIGHBeaudesert
BOWENMackay
Proserpine
BUNDABERGChilders
CAIRNSAurukun
Badu Island
Bamaga
Coen
Cooktown
Kowanyama
Lockhart River
Pormpuraaw
Thursday Island
Weipa
CHARLEVILLECunnamulla
Mitchell
Quilpie
Roma
Tambo
DALBYChinchilla
Dirranbandi
Oakey
St George
Taroom
EMERALDAlpha
Barcaldine
Blackall
Blackwater
Clermont
Longreach
Moranbah
Springsure
Winton
GLADSTONEBiloela
Monto
GYMPIENoosa
HERVEY BAYMaryborough
Bundaberg
INNISFAILTully
Yarrabah
KINGAROYCherbourg
Gayndah
Murgon
Nanango
Toogoolawah
MACKAYSarina
Appendix 16: Magistrates’ circuits
MAREEBAAtherton
Georgetown
Mossman
Mount Garnet
MAROOCHYDORENambour
Noosa
MOUNT ISABirdsville
Boulia
Burketown
Camooweal
Cloncurry
Dajarra
Doomadgee
Julia Creek
Mornington Island
Normanton
ROCKHAMPTONDuaringa
Mackay
Woorabinda
Yeppoon
SOUTHPORTCoolangatta
TOOWOOMBAGatton
Millmerran
Pittsworth
TOWNSVILLEAyr
Charters Towers
Hughenden
Ingham
Palm Island
Richmond
WARWICKGoondiwindi
Inglewood
Stanthorpe
Thursday Island
Badu Island
Weipa
Aurukun
Bamaga
Lockhart River
LauraHope Vale
Chillagoe
Coen
Mossman
Great Palm Island
YarrabahCairns
Cooktown
Wujal Wujal
InnisfailAtherton
Tully
Mount Garnet
Ingham
Bowen
Proserpine
Sarina
Charters Towers
Pentland
Ayr
MoranbahSt Lawrence
Clermont
BlackwaterDuaringa
WoorabindaBaralaba
EmeraldBarcaldine
Blackall
TamboMonto
Adavale
Eromanga
Windorah
Quilpie
Thargomindah
Alpha
Springsure
Richmond
Camooweal
Dajarra
Boulia
WintonMuttaburra
Jundah
Isisford
Yaraka
Kynuna
Burketown
Hughenden
Bedourie
Birdsville
Julia Creek
Normanton
Pormpuraaw
Kowanyama
Doomadgee CroydonGeorgetown
Greenvale
Einasleigh
MorningtonIsland
Cloncurry
McKinlay
Mount Isa
Note: Magistrate is resident in centres underlined.
Longreach
Charleville
Wyandra
Chinchilla
MitchellRoma
TaraMeandarra
St George
Dirranbandi
MungindiHungerford
Goondiwindi
CunnamullaBollon
Biloela
Childers
GayndahTaroom
Yeppoon
Townsville
Mackay
Rockhampton
Gladstone
Mareeba
BRISBANE
SEE INSET
Hervey Bay
Bundaberg
Maryborough
Coolangatta
Stanthorpe
Pittsworth
Millmerran
Inglewood
Murgon
Cherbourg
Nanango
Pomona
Nambour
Landsborough
Toogoolawah
Noosa
Oakey
Gatton
Beaudesert
INSET
ClevelandWynnum
BRISBANE
Southport
Sandgate
Warwick
Redcliffe
Caloundra
Holland Park
Gympie
Dalby Petrie
Ipswich
Kingaroy
Richlands
Beenleigh
Toowoomba
Caboolture
Maroochydore
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