‘Remarkable’ blowout in NSW local court hearing times as victims of crime wait average of nine months

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Time from arrest to case being finalised in 2021/22 grew by 41% thanks to Covid pandemic interruptions

Sydney’s central local court. The wait time for cases to be finalised in NSW local courts has had a ‘remarkable increase’ due to the Covid pandemic.Sydney’s central local court. The wait time for cases to be finalised in NSW local courts has had a ‘remarkable increase’ due to the Covid pandemic.There has been a “remarkable” blowout in the time it takes for cases to be finalised inlocal courts, with data showing the Covid-19 pandemic significantly hampered court operations.

“We have seen this remarkable increase in the time it’s taking matters to proceed through the local court,” the executive director of Bocsar, Jackie Fitzgerald, said. The data looks at contested hearings, where those charged with a crime enter a plea of not guilty, and measures the time from arrest to when the matter is finalised in court.

In contested matters, defendants needed to appear in court with a lawyer, along with a victim, witnesses, and a number of other people attending, which made them difficult to list with pandemic restrictions.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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