District Court Jury Trial Workload Statistics - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2013

Jury Trial Cases	New Business	Disposals	Total Active
District Jury Trial Court	30 Jun 2013	30 Jun 2013	30 Jun 2013
Auckland DC	534	670	500
Blenheim DC	42	61	22
Christchurch DC	249	312	161
Dunedin DC	105	125	64
Gisborne DC	92	101	51
Greymouth DC	25	27	20
Hamilton DC	261	301	182
Invercargill DC	71	82	43
Kaikohe DC	78	66	67
Manukau DC	340	364	328
Napier DC	138	148	78
Nelson DC	80	89	57
New Plymouth DC	94	101	47
Palmerston North DC	81	95	58
Rotorua DC	99	115	69
Tauranga DC	185	170	137
Timaru DC	29	34	20
Wanganui DC	128	113	77
Wellington DC	299	291	274
Whangarei DC	109	135	99
National Total	2,988	3,349	2,354

Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 2 July 2013

Note: National totals for new business and disposals exclude transfers between locations and will not equal the combined volumes of individual District Courts.

Definitions

DC Criminal Jury Trial New Business

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 Jury Trial Disposals

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 (contributing to approximately 12% of disposal). 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 Jury Trial Total Active

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