District Courts National Workload Statistics - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2011

Jurisdiction
New Business
Disposals
Total active
District Court Jury Trial Cases 3,239 3,028 2,608
District Court Pre-Committal Cases 7,165 7,136 1,744
District Court Criminal Summary Cases 168,613 168,245 33,414
Youth Court Pre-Committal Cases 478 473 189
Youth Court Criminal Summary Cases 4,972 4,642 1,276
District Court Defended Civil Cases 618 780 623
Family Court Substantive Applications 64,472 65,010 26,825


Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 8 January 2012

Definitions

New Business

DC Criminal Jury Trial

New business includes cases committed for trial, cases where a retrial has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

DC Criminal Pre - Committal & Youth

New business includes cases filed with indictable laid charges, cases where there has been an election of jury trial, cases where a rehearing has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court.

It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

DC Criminal Summary & Youth

New business includes cases filed, cases where a rehearing has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

DC Civil Defended

Civil new business includes cases where a defence has been filed, cases where a rehearing has been directed and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court.

DC Family Court

New business includes applications filed and the difference between applications transferred into and out of the court.

Disposals

DC Criminal Jury Trial

The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing, or earlier outcome.

Disposals include cases disposed when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case. Disposals are recorded in the categories of Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 347, 
Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.

DC Criminal Pre - Committal & Youth

The sum of cases disposed or committal for trial, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing or final outcome.

This definition recognises a pre-committal case as disposed when final outcomes are established on all indictable laid and elected case charges prior to committal for trial.

DC Criminal Summary & Youth

Disposals include cases when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all charges. Disposals are recorded in the categories of Withdrawn/ Discharged without conviction, Other (Stays, mental health), Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.

DC Civil Defended

Disposals include cases with final judgement or final outcome determined by the Court.

DC Family Court

Disposals include applications with final judgement or final outcome determined by the Court.

Disputes Tribunal

Disposals include claims withdrawn or settled by the parties, determined by the Court and to another Disputes Tribunal or to the District Court.

Total active

DC Criminal Jury Trial

Active cases are those which are awaiting Jury Trial or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome, and are not On Hold.

DC Criminal Pre Committal & Youth

Total active means that the case is able to be progressed as at least one case defendant is not subject to an outstanding warrant.

DC Criminal Summary & Youth

Active cases are those which are awaiting defended hearing or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome, and are not On Hold.

DC Civil Defended

Active civil cases are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.

DC Family

Active family applications are those which are awaiting substantive hearing or are awaiting final judgment.

Disputes Tribunal

Active Disputes Tribunal claims are those which are awaiting a hearing or are awaiting final judgment.