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Magistrates Courts of Queensland Annual report 2016 – 2017

Brisbane Magistrates Court 363 George Street Brisbane PO Box 1649 Brisbane QLD 4001

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26 October 2017 Her Honour Yvette D’Ath MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Minister for Training and Skills GPO Box 149 BRISBANE QLD 4000 Dear Attorney-General, In accordance with section 57A of the Magistrates Courts Act 1921 I enclose the report on the operation of the Magistrates Court for the year ended 30 June 2017. Yours sincerely,

Judge Orazio Rinaudo AM Chief Magistrate

Contents

Chief Magistrate’s Overview ............................................................................................ 1

Executive Director’s Overview ........................................................................................ 3

Queensland’s Magistrates ............................................................................................... 6

Structure and Operation ................................................................................................ 10

Court Performance ........................................................................................................ 15

Criminal jurisdiction ..................................................................................................... 15

Civil Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................... 19

Coronial Jurisdiction ..................................................................................................... 23

Courts Innovation Program ........................................................................................... 24

Indigenous Justice Programs ....................................................................................... 24

Specialist Courts, Referral and Support Programs ......................................................... 25

Domestic and Family Violence Programs ...................................................................... 28

Departmental Support ................................................................................................... 29

Magistrates Courts Service .......................................................................................... 29

Office of the Chief Magistrate ....................................................................................... 30

Reform and Support Services ...................................................................................... 30

Library Services ............................................................................................................ 33

Court Network ............................................................................................................... 35

Complaints Policy ......................................................................................................... 37

Appendices ............................................................................................................... 38

Appendix 1 – Criminal Lodgement ................................................................................ 40

Appendix 1A – Criminal Breach Lodgements (not reported in RoGS) ............................... 44

Appendix 2 – Civil Claim Lodgement ............................................................................. 48

Appendix 3 – Domestic and Family Violence Protection Applications ............................... 51

Appendix 4 – Child Protection Applications .................................................................... 55

Magistrate Courts Locations and Circuits ..................................................................... 59

Warning

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this document may contain the names of deceased persons. Due care has been taken to ensure that the names have been used with the appropriate consent.

1 Magistrates Courts of Queensland

Annual Report 2016-2017

Chief Magistrate’s Overview It is my pleasure to present the Magistrates Court of Queensland Annual Report for 2016-2017.

Magistrates and court staff continue to work hard to deliver justice to the people of Queensland

in an efficient and accessible way. My thanks go to all magistrates and court staff for their hard

work over the past year.

Court performance

In the 2016-2017 year, Magistrates have continued to manage a heavy workload notwithstanding

a decrease in lodgements in most of the major jurisdictions of the court: in the criminal jurisdiction

a decrease of 15,990 defendants (-6.92percent) and 13,892 charges (-3.12percent) occurred;

domestic violence applications decreased by 149 (-0.46percent); child protection applications

rose by 276 (6.94percent); and civil claims rose by 3,393 (13.35percent).

Appointments and Retirements

During the reporting period there were a large number appointments and retirements. The

Magistrates Court of Queensland was fortunate to have had the services of the following

magistrates who have retired during the 2016-2017 year - Magistrate Dermot Kehoe, Magistrate

Bruce Schemioneck, Magistrate Paul Kluck, Magistrate Graeme Tatnell and Magistrate Damian

Carroll. In the same period the Magistrates Court of Queensland welcomed the following

appointments:- Magistrate Andrew Sinclair, Magistrate Mark Howden, Magistrate Robbie Davies,

Magistrate Catherine Benson, Magistrate Michelle Dooley and Magistrate James Morton.

Coroners Court of Queensland

The Coroner’s office continues to perform well, again in an environment of increased workloads.

I thank the Magistrates and all of the staff of the Coroner’s office for their significant contribution

and in particular the State Coroner, Terry Ryan and Deputy State Coroner, John Lock for their

leadership and support over the last twelve months.



Acknowledgements

I especially wish to thank all magistrates, judicial registrars and court staff for their dedicated and

hard work during the past year.

In particular I would like to thank the following:

Deputy Chief Magistrate Leanne O’Shea and Deputy Chief Magistrate Terry Gardiner for their

steadfast advice and endeavour which has been of great benefit to me in my role as Chief

Magistrate.

The regional coordinating magistrates and coordinating magistrates whose contribution has

made the efficient running of a large and decentralised court possible.

Brigita Cunnington, Acting Executive Director, for the extremely professional way she has

stepped into this important position. She has displayed extensive knowledge and experience in

managing the Magistrates Courts Service and has provided dependable support to the

Magistracy;

Maryanne May, Principal Legal Officer, Danielle Palmer and Lisa O’Neill, Legal Officers for their

assistance to the magistrates and myself throughout the year;

Nicola Azgin for managing the Office of the Chief Magistrate and all of the staff of the Office of

the Chief Magistrate;

Judge Orazio Rinaudo AM Chief Magistrate



Executive Director’s Overview The Magistrates Courts Service (MCS) is responsible for supporting the effective and efficient operation of Magistrates Courts across Queensland including by providing court registry services in 75 permanently staffed registries. Twenty-six of these registries are also Queensland Government Agency Program (QGAP) offices delivering a wide range of non-court related services in those communities. Magistrates are permanently located in 32 of these locations and circuit to approximately 80 locations to conduct court. The Deputy Principal Registrar oversee the operations of the Brisbane Magistrates Court Registry while regional registries are overseen by Regional Directors appointed for the four regions comprising North Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Western Queensland, Central Queensland and South Queensland. The MCS also contains a number of specialist units that support the operational needs of Queensland’s Magistrates Courts including:

Magistrates Courts Service Directorate

Office of the Chief Magistrate

Courts Innovation Program (CIP)

Regional Service Outlet (RSO) team

Coroners Court of Queensland (CCoQ). Highlights The 2016-17 financial year saw significant court reforms across a range of areas.

The Southport specialist domestic and family violence (DFV) court trial ran for 22 months and concluded on 30 June 2017. The Griffith Criminology Institute evaluated the trial, with its report, titled the Evaluation of the Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court Trial in Southport – Summary and Final Reports tabled in Parliament on 13 June 2017. The evaluation found that the Southport DFV court, when compared to the traditional court approach, had higher ratings of satisfaction by victims, higher levels of understanding of court outcomes for both victims and perpetrators, and higher perceptions that offenders were being held accountable. The evaluation found specialisation provides a way of managing the complexity of DFV matters in court, as well as providing a client focused service to victims and perpetrators. The evaluation results informed the Queensland Government decision to make the Southport DFV court permanent from 1 July 2017.

The reinstatement of Murri Court was completed with courts established in 14 locations across Queensland. Ceremonies were held in each location to celebrate and formally recognise the contribution of Murri Courts and the work of the Elders and Respected Persons who support them. Ceremonies were held in Cairns, Caboolture, Cherbourg, Cleveland, Townsville, Brisbane, Richlands, Rockhampton, Maroochydore, Mt Isa, Mackay, St George, Toowoomba and Wynnum.

Court programs that aim to address the underlying contributors of offending by connecting defendants to rehabilitation and support services were also expanded. The Queensland Integrated Court Referrals (QICR) expanded to further locations including Ipswich, Cairns, Southport and Mt Isa. A High Risk Youth Court was also commenced



in Townsville with a focus on court supervision of repeat offenders aged between 10 to 16 years.

A review of the former Drug Court 2015 was finalised in 2017 with the Queensland Drug and Specialist Courts Review: Final Report was tabled in Queensland Parliament on 13 June 2017. The review focussed on developing options for the Drug Court’s reinstatement in Queensland and an overarching program framework for specialist and court diversion programs. The review explored national and international drug court models, the operation of current court diversionary programs in Queensland, and relevant research and evaluations of local and interstate programs. The review found that Drug Courts are cost effective if established in accordance with best practice principles and recommended a Drug and Alcohol Court be established in Brisbane to target offenders who are at high risk of re-offending and whose offending is linked to drug or alcohol dependency.

The Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG) has been partnering with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) to improve service availability and quality for the community through the Regional Services Outlet (RSO) project. Following a successful pilot in Ayr, Ingham and Yeppoon, the Attorney-General approved the roll out of this model to an additional 28 sites across rural, regional, and remote Queensland. All 28 sites already deliver a high volume of transport services and very few court related services. Additional transport licensing services will ‘go live’ in these sites progressively during 2016–17 and 2017–18. Communities are benefiting from increased access to transport services, with reduced processing and wait times. Community members can now access all transport services under the one roof and over a greater spread of hours across the week. Additional benefits include increased resources available for community policing in stations previously performing licensing services. The increase in multi-agency patronage at these courthouses improves their viability as service outlets and further secures their long term sustainability as places for holding court. The three pilot sites successfully transitioned to DTMR operational management, including the transition of DJAG staff to DTMR, on 1 July 2016. Since then, court related services and over-the-counter justice services have continued to be provided as they were prior to the transition. For example, the Magistrates Court has circuited to each site and parties continue to file all court related documentation in those centres as they did previously.

The Future

Over the next year, the MCS will roll out a specialist DFV court approach in Southport, Beenleigh, Townsville, Mount Isa and Palm Island. As part of the 2017-18 budget outcomes, the Queensland Government has invested $69.5 M over four years for this DFV package. This funding will strengthen the justice system’s response to DFV. Additional Magistrates, court staff, corrections officers, prosecutors, duty lawyers, support services for victims of DFV and programs for perpetrators will be recruited in these locations. The specialist court approach in Townsville will focus on our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander court users and ensure the court approach is culturally appropriate and responds to their needs. DFV circuit courts from Townsville, presided over by a specialist magistrate, will sit in Mount Isa and Palm Island. Capital works have been funded to refurbish the Beenleigh and Townsville courthouses so they are better equipped to cater for the safety needs of victims of DFV and provide adequate court and meeting rooms to deal with DFV related matters. In choosing these locations, two major factors were considered: identifying the courts with the highest volume of DFV matters;



and identifying those courts that deal with our most disadvantaged Queenslanders. This significant funding investment implements recommendations of the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland report: Not Now, Not Ever – Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland that call for a specialist court approach to deal with DFV matters.

The Not Now Not Ever: Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland report recommended enhancement of the existing coronial Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Unit (DFVDRU) and the establishment of an independent Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board (the Board) to undertake systemic reviews of domestic and family violence deaths concurrently to the coronial investigation of individual deaths. The Board is chaired by the State Coroner, with secretariat support and research assistance provided by the DFVDRU, in the CCoQ. In 2016-17 the Board commenced its first year of operations and released three systemic review reports that considered a range of issues; including the need for enhanced supports for both perpetrators and victims of domestic and family violence. The first Annual Report of the Board is due to be submitted to the Attorney-General by 30 September 2017, and it is anticipated that they may make findings or preventative recommendations of relevance to this jurisdiction.

The Queensland Government has committed $22.7 million over four years (2017-21) to establish a Drug and Alcohol Court in Brisbane. The new Brisbane Drug and Alcohol Court, will provide an intensive and targeted sentencing option for offenders that is based on contemporary best practice of what works in addressing drug addiction and related offending to reduce the risks of reoffending and contribute to a safer Queensland community.

A new court referral and support program, to be called Court Link, will be introduced in Brisbane and Cairns by 30 June 2018. This program is based on the highly successful Court Integrated Services Program in Victoria. This program will replace the QICR program in those locations. Unlike the QICR program, Court Link will involve court-based assessments, referrals and case management support.

Acknowledgements Queensland Magistrates Courts deal with approximately 96 percent of all criminal matters – and the majority of civil matters – in the Queensland court system. This workload and its resultant pressure on court staff can result in stressors in the workplace, however Queensland Magistrates Court staff continue to display professional and dedicated services to the community. I commend MCS staff on their hard work and commitment.

The day-to-day operations of the court are supported by Reform and Support Services (RSS) within the Queensland Courts Service, who provide technical and procedural assistance to court staff. I thank Stephanie Attard, Executive Director (RSS) and her staff for their contribution in supporting the MCS.

While there is separation in the governance of the MCS and the magistracy, we have a shared purpose of providing an efficient, fair and independent court system. I thank His Honour Judge Orazio Rinaudo AM, Chief Magistrate, for supporting and engaging collaboratively with the MCS.



Finally, I would like to acknowledge Mr Paul Marschke who retired in January 2017 as the Executive Director, MCS after being in the role since 2005. Paul had a long and distinguished career in the Department of Justice and Attorney-General over more than 40 years and contributed enormously to the MCS. Brigita Cunnington Acting Executive Director Magistrates Courts Service

Queensland’s Magistrates as at 30 June 2017 Beenleigh PM Dowse Coordinating Magistrate/ Children’s Court Magistrate PW Johnstone BP Kilmartin MG O’Driscoll CG Roney Part-time Bowen SM Young Brisbane O Rinaudo Chief Magistrate L J O’Shea Deputy Chief Magistrate/Children’s Court Magistrate TD Gardiner Deputy Chief Magistrate TJ Ryan State Coroner JB Lock Deputy State Coroner CA Clements Brisbane Coroner JL Hutton Brisbane Coroner LM Bradford-Morgan Part-time SM Coates BJ Cosgrove JD Costello JM Daley AK Gett EA Hall Part-time P Hay NF Nunan Part-time JV Payne T Previtera MP Quinn Children’s Court Magistrate SG Shearer BL Springer Part-time AC Thacker Bundaberg BJ Merrin Caboolture TM Duroux Coordinating Magistrate JL Blanch Cairns RD Spencer Regional Coordinating Magistrate JM Bentley Childrens Court Magistrate



TJ Black Part-time J Brassington AJ Comans KT Magee SL Pearson Children’s Court Magistrate JN Pinder K Priestly Northern Coroner Caloundra SM Tonkin Part-time Charleville PW Hasted Cleveland AG Kennedy DM Vasta Childrens Court Magistrate Dalby R Davies Emerald JR Clarke Gladstone MJ Ho Gympie MM Baldwin Hervey Bay SD Guttridge WJ Smith Holland Park S Cornack Innisfail CM McLennan Ipswich DM MacCallum Regional Coordinating Magistrate DC Shepherd LC Pink VE Sturgess AP Simpson Kingaroy AJ Hackett Mackay DJ Dwyer Coordinating Magistrate D O’Connell Central Coroner NM Wilson Mareeba TJ Braes Maroochydore A Hennessy Regional Coordinating Magistrate/ Children’s Court Magistrate H Stjernqvist RJ Madsen Mount Isa JE Morton Pine Rivers TI Morgan Redcliffe MW Bucknall Richlands MR McLaughlin Coordinating Magistrate RL Warfield Rockhampton C Press Regional Coordinating Magistrate CS Benson Sandgate J Batts Childrens Court Magistrate Southport CJ Callaghan Regional Coordinating Magistrate JA McDougall South Eastern Coroner BA Callaghan JJ Costanzo ML Dooley MJ Hogan Children’s Court Magistrate MG Howden K Philipson Childrens Court Magistrate A Sinclair CJ Strofield Domestic Violence Magistrate



JE White Toowoomba GC Lee Coordinating Magistrate CA Pirie K Ryan Townsville RJ Mack Regional Coordinating Magistrate SD Mosch HB Osborne PR Smid Childrens Court Magistrate C Wadley Warwick B Manthey Wynnum Z Sarra



Acting Magistrates Beenleigh BL Kucks Bowen RW Muirhead Brisbane RM Carmody GH Kahlert A A Kirkegaard PM Kluck* M May JJ McGrath* J Schubert L Shepherd RR Walker Bundaberg LN Lavaring Caloundra M Bice Hervey Bay GJ Tatnell* R Woodford* Ipswich WA Cridland* Mackay JM Aberdeen Mareeba R Heggie Maroochydore BD Barrett* D Wilkinson* Nambour A Walker Noosa GA Hillan* Rockhampton MT Morrow Southport G Finger D Kehoe* RG Kilner* B Tynan* Toowoomba RJ Stark Townsville RJ Lehmann S Luxton S Warrington * Retired Magistrate Judicial Registrars Beenleigh GH Kahlert Part-time Southport RM Carmody Part-time Townsville RJ Lehmann



Magistrates

Appointments Magistrate Mark Howden Southport Appointed 26 April 2017 Magistrate Andrew Sinclair Southport Appointed 26 April 2017 Magistrate David Davies Dalby Appointed 26 April 2017 Magistrate Catherine Benson Rockhampton/Emerald Appointed 8 May 2017 Magistrate Michelle Dooley Southport Appointed 8 May 2017 Magistrate James Morton Dalby Appointed 8 May 2017

Retirements Magistrate Bruce Schemioneck Toowoomba Retired 9 January 2017 Magistrate Paul Kluck Brisbane Retired 24 February 2017 Magistrate Graham Tatnell Hervey Bay Retired 25 February 2017 Magistrate Damian Carroll Toowoomba Retired 10 March 2017



Structure and Operation At the end of the reporting period all the 91.2 magistrate positions in the State are occupied. Seven magistrates work part-time, therefore the total number of magistrates appointed is 94. There is a pool of 31 appointed acting magistrates who relieve when magistrates are on leave. The pool includes 11 retired magistrates. Also there are two judicial registrar positions (one in Townsville and one in Brisbane) which are occupied by three appointed judicial registrars as the Brisbane position has two part-time judicial registrars. The Chief Magistrate is the head of jurisdiction of the Magistrates Courts and is its senior judicial officer, responsible for:

the orderly and expeditious exercise of the jurisdiction and powers of the Magistrates Courts;

deciding who is to constitute a Magistrates Court at a particular place;

assigning duties to magistrates;

issuing practice directions;

nominating a magistrate to be a co-ordinating magistrate for the purpose of allocating court work; and

performing statutory functions.

The Deputy Chief Magistrates in addition to exercising the functions of a magistrate must exercise such other functions as directed by the Chief Magistrate. The Deputy Chief Magistrates may act as the Chief Magistrate when required. The Chief Magistrate appoints regional co-ordinating magistrates and co-ordinating magistrates in the larger court locations to assist in the orderly disposition of court business. The regional co-ordinating magistrates at the end of the reporting period were: Brisbane Region T Gardiner (Brisbane) South-West Region DM MacCallum (Ipswich) South Coast Region CJ Callaghan (Southport) North Coast Region A Hennessy (Maroochydore) Central Region C Press (Rockhampton) Northern Region R Mack (Townsville) Far Northern Region RD Spencer (Cairns) The co-ordinating magistrates were: Beenleigh P Dowse Toowoomba GC Lee Caboolture TM Duroux Richlands MR McLaughlin Mackay D Dwyer



Court Governance Advisory Committee Members: Deputy Chief Magistrate TD Gardiner; State Coroner T Ryan; Magistrates: M Quinn; T Previtera; J Bentley The Court Governance Advisory Committee is established under the Magistrates Act 1991. The Committee supports the Chief Magistrate by providing advice on transfer decisions and the general administration of the Magistrates Courts. The advisory committee has two permanent members (the Deputy Chief Magistrate and the State Coroner) and three temporary members, one of whom must be a magistrate who constitutes a Magistrates Court at a place outside of South-East Queensland.

Magistrates Internal Committees as at 30 June 2017 The Magistrates Internal Committees provide vital support to magistrates across Queensland and advise the Chief Magistrate in fulfilling his responsibility of ensuring the orderly and expeditious running of the Magistrates Courts. The Chief Magistrate and Deputy Chief Magistrates are members of all the committees. The Legal Officers and Executive Support staff of the Office of the Chief Magistrate provide the secretariat and research support to the committees. Terms and Conditions Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate L O’Shea This committee monitors developments in terms and conditions of appointment of magistrates. Professional Development Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate L O’Shea Orientation programs for newly-appointed magistrates and ongoing professional development opportunities for magistrates, acting magistrates and judicial registrars are vitally important for the quality and consistency of Magistrates Court justice services across Queensland. The committee’s responsibilities include:

planning the annual state conference, a regional conference series for magistrates, and professional development opportunities for acting magistrates;

maintaining and updating the Magistrates Bench Book;

developing an orientation program for newly-appointed magistrates;

identifying professional development needs across the magistracy; and

identifying and co-ordinating professional development opportunities. Some of these responsibilities have been devolved to subcommittees:

Annual State Conference planning subcommittee Committee Chair: Magistrate A Gett



Regional Conference subcommittee Committee Chair: Magistrate A Gett Bench Book subcommittee Committee Chair: Magistrate C Callaghan

Indigenous Issues Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee makes recommendations to the Chief Magistrate on issues relating to Indigenous persons within the criminal justice system and in the Magistrates Courts. Forms Committee Committee Chair: Magistrate K Magee This committee is one of the most active. The Magistrates Courts deals with over 300 pieces of legislation, which are frequently the subject of amendment. The committee advises on the drafting of forms for the use of magistrates when making orders and is frequently consulted by the Department in respect of proposed approved forms under various Acts. Criminal Law Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee plays a vital role supporting the magistracy in meeting the challenges of recommending and implementing criminal law reforms. It contributes significantly to the professional development of magistrates, with members preparing and presenting criminal law topics at conferences. Domestic and Family Violence Committee Committee Chair: Magistrate A Hennessy This committee plays an important role supporting multi-agency responses to domestic and family violence issues. This includes presentation of sessions at the Magistrates Annual and State Conference and Regional Conferences; and recommendations for amendments to the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. Ethics Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee contributes to policy and professional development guiding magistrates as to the ethical standards required of them in the conduct of their duties. Youth Justice and Child Protection Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate L O’Shea This committee looks into issues that affect the Childrens Court jurisdiction of the Magistrates Courts.



Therapeutic Jurisdiction Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate L O’Shea The purpose of the Therapeutic Jurisdiction Committee is to support the Chief Magistrate by advising on and making recommendations on issues relating to therapeutic jurisdiction issues within in the Magistrates Court jurisdiction. Specifically the committee will:

Monitor the progress and implementation of the therapeutic jurisdiction within the operation of the Magistrates Court.

Liaise with stakeholders such as the Courts Innovation Program to ensure the effective running of courts and programs within the therapeutic jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court.

Identify operational issues that adversely affect the running of therapeutic courts and make recommendations to the Chief Magistrate as to an appropriate response by the Magistrates Court.

Cultural Diversity Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee arose out of the commitment to adopting principles outlining the International Framework of Courts Excellence. The committee also seeks to promote the work of the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, namely the National Framework to improve accessibility to Australian courts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and migrant and refugee women.

Judicial Wellness Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee encourages and promotes maintaining mental and physical wellbeing of judicial officers. Sentencing Advisory Committee Committee Chair: Deputy Chief Magistrate T Gardiner This committee was established to encourage consistency in sentencing in the Magistrates Court. The work of this committee is intended to dovetail with the work of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council.



Magistrates Professional Development State Conference: The State Conference was held in Brisbane between the 27th – 31st March 2017. This was the first time the State Conference was held over a period of five days, two of which were dedicated to Domestic Violence training. A number of sessions were held over the following three days, including:

Mental Health update

Judicial Wellness

Serious and Organised Crime

Sentencing (adult and youth)

Child Protection

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Domestic Violence Conference: A Specialist Domestic Violence Conference was held in Brisbane between the 30th and 31st May 2017. This conference was designed to provide professional development for specialist Domestic Violence Magistrates and included the following topics:

Judicial wellness

Working with indigenous families

The effect of childhood trauma on the developing brain

Strangulation

Cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses



Court Performance The Magistrates Courts are the courts of summary jurisdiction for the state of Queensland. They are established in law by the Justices Act 1886 and the Magistrates Courts Act 1921. Essentially the Justices Act 1886 provides for the Magistrates Courts in the conduct of criminal proceedings and the Magistrates Courts Act 1921 provides for the Magistrates Courts in the conduct of civil proceedings. Of all the courts in Queensland it is the Magistrates Courts that most people will have contact with over 90 percent of all matters that go before a court in Queensland do so before a Magistrates Court. In addition to the founding Justices Act 1886 and Magistrates Courts Act 1921, there are a number of other pieces of legislation which establish a variety of jurisdictions within the Magistrates Courts. Each of these Acts essentially limits the court to dealing with a particular kind of matter within a specialised court that uses a variant set of rules. Examples are the Childrens Court Act 1992 which establishes the Childrens Court of Queensland jurisdiction and the Industrial Relations Act 1999 which establishes the Industrial Magistrates Court jurisdiction. In these various jurisdictions, the Magistrates Courts are required to deal with an extensive number of different types of offences, claims, applications and appeals incorporated in over 300 different pieces of legislation from Federal, State and Local governments.

Criminal jurisdiction The work of the Magistrates Courts is generally understood to be broadly divided into two types of proceedings: criminal and civil. Matters are considered criminal if they are a proceeding for the prosecution of an offence. While the criminal jurisdiction includes offences against the Criminal Code, other offences which are often not considered criminal also fall under this wide jurisdictional heading, including minor offences such as those contained in the Summary Offences Act 2005, traffic offences and quasi-criminal offences. The term Quasi-Criminal Offences describes those regulatory offences prosecuted by Public Officers. Included are breaches of areas of law controlled by government agencies at the local, state and federal levels (eg. building codes, environment protection laws and taxation). Approximately 95 percent of all criminal matters in Queensland are dealt with by the Magistrates Courts. The overwhelming majority of the work of the Magistrates Courts involves criminal matters, and these matters are dealt with in the Magistrates Courts as constituted under the Justices Act 1886. The Magistrates Courts hear and determine all Local, State and Commonwealth summary offences. They also hear and determine a wide range of indictable offences. If the court does not have the jurisdiction to deal with an indictable offence a committal hearing is conducted. This is to determine if there is sufficient evidence to commit the defendant to the District Court or Supreme Court so that the matter can be finalised there. So while the Magistrates Courts actually finalise the vast majority of offences dealt with in the criminal justice system, they also initially manage the more serious criminal matters which are ultimately finalised in either the Supreme or District Courts of Queensland.

Total Criminal



The total number of defendants dealt with by magistrates sitting as Magistrates Courts and the Childrens Court in the reporting year is 214,939. This is a decrease in the number of defendants dealt with over last year of 15,990 (-6.92 percent). The total number of criminal charges dealt with by magistrates in the year of reporting is 431,063. This is a decrease from last year of 13,892 (-3.12 percent). These total figures include both adult and juvenile defendants.

Magistrates Courts (Adult Criminal) In relation to adult defendants 202,160 adults were dealt with on 399,667 charges. This is a decrease in the number of adult defendants from last year of 17,058 (-7.78 percent) and a decrease in the number of charges from last year of 17,277 (-4.14 percent). Appendix 1 contains a table showing the statistics for lodgements in the Criminal jurisdiction by defendant.

Childrens Court of Queensland (Magistrates) - Criminal Jurisdiction The Childrens Court of Queensland is established under the Childrens Court Act 1992 and provides for the appointment of Childrens Court Magistrates. The Childrens Court Magistrates are Deputy Chief Magistrate O’Shea, Magistrate Quinn, Magistrate Hennessy, Magistrate Smid, Magistrate Pearson, Magistrate Vasta, Magistrate Bentley and Magistrate Philipson. The Act provides that any magistrate may constitute a Childrens Court when required. Its criminal jurisdiction is exercised under the Youth Justices



Act 1992 and it provides comprehensive law for dealing with young people who are charged with offences, including the diversion of young people from the criminal justice system by such methods as police issuing cautions or referring offences to youth justice conferencing. Youth justice conferencing brings the young person and their victim together to discuss the offence, its impact on the victim and the community and how the young person can address the harm caused. In the majority of these conferences all of the parties are satisfied with the outcome and the matter does not have to go before the court. Twelve thousand, seven hundred and seventy-nine young people appeared before magistrates sitting as the Childrens Court during the reporting year on a total of 31,396 charges. This is an increase from last year of 1,068 young people (+9.12 percent) and an increase of 3,385 charges (+12.08 percent). Magistrates deal with virtually all Childrens Court criminal matters, either finalising them or conducting a committal hearing before referring them to the District Court, Supreme Court or Childrens Court of Queensland Judge to be finalised there. Magistrates sitting in the Childrens Court finalise approximately 96 percent of all Childrens Court criminal matters. Further information about the operations of the Childrens Court can be obtained from the Childrens Court of Queensland Annual Report. Appendix 1 contains a table including statistics for criminal lodgements of the Childrens Court of Queensland (Magistrates). For an explanation of the statistical method used in this report see the explanatory notes to the Appendices.

Commonwealth



The Judiciary Act 1903 (Commonwealth) provides that state courts have jurisdiction in relation to people who are charged with offences against the laws of the Commonwealth. While these proceedings are conducted according to state laws the sentencing is provided for by the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth). The main areas dealt with by the court under Commonwealth legislation relate to taxation, social security, customs and immigration. The number of defendants before the court on Commonwealth matters for the year of reporting was 2,885, an increase of 115 (+4.15 percent). The number of charges for Commonwealth offences dealt with by the Magistrates Courts during the reporting year was 12,805, which is an increase from last year of 1,031 (+8.76 percent).

Industrial Magistrates Court The Industrial Relations Act 1999 authorises every magistrate in Queensland to sit as an Industrial Magistrate. The matters Industrial Magistrates hear are wage claims and prosecutions that relate to workplace health and safety and electrical safety. Under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 the court dealt with 36 defendants who were charged with a total of 39 charges. That is a decrease of 19 defendants (-34.55 percent) and a decrease of 18 charges (-31.58 percent) from last year. During the reporting period the Industrial Magistrates Court dealt with seven defendants on 10 charges under the Electrical Safety Act 2002.



Civil Jurisdiction The work of the Magistrates Courts is generally understood to be broadly divided into two types of proceedings: civil and criminal. Essentially all proceedings that are not for the prosecution of an offence are considered civil. The term civil is derived from the area of civil litigation, but there are other kinds of matters included in the civil jurisdiction, such as applications for domestic violence protection orders and child protection applications.

Civil claims The Magistrates Courts, as established by the Magistrates Courts Act 1921, are able to determine civil claims up to a value of $150,000. The number of claims dealt with by the Magistrates Courts during the reporting year was 28,818, an increase of 3,393 from last year (+13.35 percent). Appendix 2 contains a table showing the statistics for lodgements in the civil claims jurisdiction by the number of cases.

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is a separate entity from the Magistrates Courts and produces its own annual report.



QCAT deals with many kinds of proceedings however its largest jurisdiction is minor civil disputes. In South-East Queensland minor civil disputes are heard by specialised QCAT adjudicators. In the rest of the state however, minor civil disputes are heard by magistrates sitting as ordinary members of QCAT. The hearing of QCAT matters forms a significant portion of the workload of magistrates who sit outside of South-East Queensland. During the reporting year, out of the 24,751 minor civil disputes that were lodged with QCAT 8,343 (33.7 percent) were lodged in locations where they would be dealt with by a magistrate. Childrens Court of Queensland (Magistrates) - Civil Jurisdiction The Childrens Court of Queensland is established under the Childrens Court Act 1992 and exercises its civil jurisdiction mainly under the Child Protection Act 1989, but also under other legislation such as the Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008 and the Adoption Act 2009. Child protection applications are heard by magistrates sitting in the Childrens Court, and additionally urgent temporary applications may be made after hours by telephone or facsimile. Many of the child protection applications are contested, however a large portion are resolved in court ordered conferences. During the reporting year 4,255 child protection applications were lodged, an increase from last year of 276 (+6.94 percent). Further information about the operations of the Childrens Court can be obtained from the Childrens Court of Queensland Annual Report. Appendix 4 contains a table showing the statistics for lodgements in the Child Protection jurisdiction by the number of cases. For an explanation of the statistical method used in this report see the explanatory notes to the Appendices.

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Lodgments 3,951 3,499 3,570 3,979 4,255

Finalisations 3,921 3,609 3,514 3,910 3,912

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Domestic and Family Violence The purpose of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (the Act) is to provide safety and protection for people from further violence occurring in domestic relationships through the making of protection orders. The Act covers physical, emotional and financial violence committed in spousal, intimate personal, family and informal care relationships. This is a demanding area for the courts as the parties are often unrepresented and unfamiliar with court proceedings, and in addition may be distraught, emotional, anxious and in fear for their personal safety. The importance of protection orders is well recognised - they not only provide for the physical safety and security of the aggrieved person (the person seeking protection) but also provide an element of control and stability which helps them to carry on with their lives. The police may assist an aggrieved person in their application to the court by appearing for them, which is a great help in expediting the matter and helping the aggrieved persons obtaining appropriate protection. The police also have a responsibility to make applications for protection orders should they witness domestic violence. Usually this happens with the support of the aggrieved person, but even where there is opposition by the aggrieved person the police are obliged to pursue the making of a protection order. In many centres domestic violence support services are available and they are of great benefit to the aggrieved persons that come to court. They assist in explaining the process to obtain, and the value of, protection orders, as well as making the attendance at court less stressful. They also provide information about, and referrals to, other support services. During the reporting year there were 32,072 applications for protection orders lodged in Queensland which is a decrease from the year before of 149 (-0.46 percent). Appendix 3 contains a table showing the statistics for lodgements in the domestic and family violence jurisdiction by the number of cases.



Industrial Magistrates Court The Industrial Relations Act 1999 authorises every magistrate in Queensland to sit as an Industrial Magistrate. The civil aspect of the Industrial Magistrates Court consists of a limited range of appeals under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. The number of appeals dealt with by the court for the year of reporting was eight, which is identical to last year.



Coronial Jurisdiction The State Coroner is responsible for overseeing and coordinating an efficient coronial system which is administered by the Coroners Court of Queensland. All coroners are also magistrates. The Coroners Act 2003 requires particular kinds of deaths to be reported to a coroner for investigation. The coroner investigates with a view to making findings about the identity of the deceased person, when, where and how they died and the medical cause of death. In most cases coroners are able to make findings required under the Coroners Act 2003 without convening an inquest. An inquest is held where it is in the public interest, for example, where an inquest might lead to recommendations to prevent deaths happening in similar circumstances. Queensland has seven full time coroners located in Cairns, Mackay, Brisbane and Southport and a coronial registrar in Brisbane. All reportable deaths are reported to one of the seven coroners or the registrar. During 2016–17 the number of deaths reported to coroners across Queensland was 5587. Coroners finalised 30 investigations by inquest during the reporting year. Further information in relation to the coronial system may be found in the Coroners Court of Queensland Annual Report.



Courts Innovation Program The Courts Innovation Program (CIP) designs and oversees programs that respond to the needs of people as they interact with the justice system, who may be from marginalised and disadvantaged backgrounds, especially those with multiple and complex needs. CIP has three specific program areas:

– Indigenous Justice Programs

– Specialist Courts, Referral and Support Programs

– Domestic and Family Violence Programs

CIP programs are aimed at addressing the underlying causes of offending by linking offenders to health and social services, supporting victims of crime and providing culturally appropriate responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to help address their over representation in the justice system both as offenders and victims.

Indigenous Justice Programs

Indigenous Justice Programs area is responsible for the Community Justice Group (CJG) program and the Remote Justices of the Peace (Magistrates Courts) (Remote JP Court) program. All of these programs provide valuable culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system and rely on the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, Respected Persons and community members for their success. Elders and Respected Persons are recognised for their spiritual and cultural wisdom and knowledge. Their passion and tireless commitment to their communities is acknowledged gratefully by magistrates, court staff and stakeholders. Community Justice Group program The CJG program provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in contact with the justice system. Under the program, 39 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations are funded to provide court support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants and victims and to develop strategies within their communities to deal with justice-related issues. A further 10 CJGs located in the outer Islands of the Torres Strait receive a small amount of funding to assist in convening the circuiting Magistrates Courts. Approximately $4 million per annum is distributed to CJGs under the program, with each CJG receiving approximately $100,000. The CJGs on the outer Torres Strait Islands each receive $1,000 per annum to assist with court circuits. The CJG program aims to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders and victims are supported in the justice system and that bail and sentencing decisions are culturally appropriate and take into account a person’s relationship to their community. In 2016-17, CJGs reported attending Magistrates Courts 1,644 times and providing 6,675 bail and sentencing submissions to the court. CJGs are also integral to the operation of Murri Court in 14 locations across the State. CJGs actively provide support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants and victims by referring them to Elders and Respected Persons for cultural mentoring and support. CJGs also develop strong working relationships with government and non-government agencies to identify and promote referral pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants and victims. These agencies include



Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services, rehabilitation centres, Relationships Australia, the Salvation Army, Centacare, employment agencies, sexual assault services, youth support groups, and men’s and women’s groups. In 2016-17, 1,017 (60percent) of referrals were made to support services other than the Elders and Respected Persons who form part of the CJG. In 2016-17, the CJG program was reviewed with the assistance of external consultants, KPMG. This review has resulted in more robust governance arrangements for the program including that program aims and performance measures are clear and simple for CJGs. This work helped position the program to move to three year as opposed to annual funding arrangements from 2017-18. Community Justice Group Domestic and Family Violence Enhancement program In 2016-17, the Queensland Government provided additional funding of $11 million over four years for CJGs in 18 discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The funding includes $150,000 for each community to increase staffing capacity and create local responses to DFV and crime and violence using a co-design approach. KPMG worked with CIP to develop a framework to guide the rollout of the additional $11 million. The additional funding was provided in response to recommendations made by the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland report Not Now, Not Ever: Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland.

The communities to receive additional funding include: Aurukun, Cherbourg, Coen, Doomadgee, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Mornington Island, Mossman, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Thursday Island, Woorabinda, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah. Co-design activities commenced in four communities in 2017 (Mornington Island, Cherbourg, Wujal Wujal and Mosman). To complement the co-design activities, a program of capability building for CJGs was developed and delivered in 2016-17. This has included peacekeeping training, DFV workshops and attendance at DFV conferences.

Remote JP Court program The Remote JP Court program was initiated by the Queensland Government in 1993 as part of its response to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Under the Remote JP Courts Program, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justices of the Peace (Magistrates Court) may constitute a Magistrates Court in the absence of a magistrate to hear and determine charges for specified minor offences where the defendant pleads guilty. Five discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities currently convene Remote JP Courts: Bamaga, Cherbourg, Kowanyama, Mornington Island and Pormpuraaw. In 2016-17, these courts dealt with 1,986 matters. In addition, 50 domestic violence temporary protection orders were issued at Kowanyama.

Specialist Courts, Referral and Support Programs

In 2015 the Queensland Government committed $8.7 million over four years to reinstate court diversionary processes, including the Drug Court, Murri Court, and the Special Circumstances Court Diversion Program. Over 2016-2017 significant progress was made on this commitment.



Murri Court Murri Court provides an opportunity for members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community (including Elders and victims) to participate in a court process which requires defendants to take responsibility for their offending behaviour but which respects and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Defendants are required to take responsibility for their offending and are provided with support from Elders and support services to address the underlying causes of offending and encourage behaviour change. Participants in Murri Court are encouraged to speak in “plain English” rather than legal jargon, and the magistrate speaks directly to the defendant and takes advice from Elders and Respected Persons. Murri Court operates as a bail and sentencing court in which defendants are provided with support from Elders and support services to address the underlying causes of offending and encourage behaviour change. Murri Court has now been reinstated in 14 locations across the State, including, Maroochydore, Brisbane, Caboolture, Cairns, Cherbourg, Cleveland, Mackay, Mount Isa, Richlands, Rockhampton, St George, Toowoomba, Townsville, and Wynnum. From July 2016 to June 2017, 486 defendants were referred to Murri Courts and worked with Elders and service providers to address the underlying contributors to their offending and connecting with culture. CJG provide support for the Murri Courts by assisting and directing the defendant through the pre-sentence referral process and preparing reports for the court that outline the defendant’s cultural and personal circumstances. The CJG also links defendants to support services and helps Elders to explain the defendant’s story to the Murri Court magistrate. CJGs play an integral role in the Murri Court and their contribution is highly valued. High Risk Youth Court On 2 February 2017, a High Risk Youth Court (Court) commenced in Townsville with a dedicated magistrate to hear cases. The Court manages defendants aged between 10 and 16 years identified as repeat offenders with multiple factors associated with a high risk of future offending. The dedicated magistrate is able to gain an in-depth knowledge of each defendant and monitor their engagement with services to hold defendants accountable for their actions. As at 27 June 2017, 16 young people have been referred to the Court and 17 separate orders have been made. Orders made by the Court include detention, conditional release, probation and community service orders, a reprimand and a fine. Queensland Integrated Court Referrals (QICR) QICR was developed to replace the Special Circumstances Court Diversion Program and the Queensland Courts Referral model. QICR now operates in five locations across the State including Brisbane, Cairns, Southport, Ipswich and Mt Isa. QICR requires defendants to take responsibility for their offending behaviour by providing an opportunity for defendants’ to engage with service providers through short term bail-based referrals and then longer-



term treatment and rehabilitation post-sentence. QICR provides assistance to defendants experiencing issues such as problematic substance abuse, mental illness, impaired decision making capacity and homelessness or risk of homelessness. Through QICR, defendants are referred to a case assessment group comprising government and non-government agencies to case manage the defendant in the community with reporting as required to the court. During the 2016-2017 financial year, a total of 386 assessments for QICR were completed by QICR facilitators across the five locations. Drug and Alcohol Court and Court Link

A review of the Drug Court commenced in late 2015, and explored options for the Drug Court’s reinstatement and the development of a framework to support the effective operation of Queensland’s existing specialist courts and court programs. On 13 June 2017, the Queensland Drug and Specialist Courts Review: Final Report was tabled in Queensland Parliament. The review report supported the reintroduction of a Drug Court as an important part of the criminal justice response to alcohol and other drug related offending, with evidence suggesting drug courts are effective in reducing reoffending and are cost effective. All funding is included as a part of the 2017-18 State Budget with $22.7 million over four years (2017-21) announced to support the establishment of a Drug and Alcohol Court in Brisbane. The new Brisbane Drug and Alcohol Court will provide an intensive and targeted sentencing option for offenders that is based on contemporary best practice of what works in addressing drug addiction and related offending to reduce the risks of reoffending and contribute to a safer Queensland community. The Drug and Alcohol Court will be supported by a multi-agency team comprising representatives from the Magistrates Courts Service, Queensland Corrective Services, the Department of Housing and Public Works, Legal Aid Queensland, Queensland Health and the Queensland Police Service. The review also recommended the establishment of a single generic court assessment, referral and support program for Queensland. The new program, Court Link, will be introduced in Brisbane by the end of 2017 and in Cairns by 30 June 2018. Court Link is based on the highly successful Court Integrated Services Program in Victoria. Illicit Drugs Court Diversion Program (CDP) The CDP program targets offenders who plead guilty to eligible minor drug offences. For adult offenders, the court orders attendance at a drug assessment and education session (DAES) as a condition of a recognisance order imposed, instead of a traditional fine. The court refers juvenile offenders to attend a DAES by way of a verbal direction. The CDP is available in all Magistrates and Childrens Courts in Queensland. Queensland Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (QMERIT) QMERIT is a bail-based diversion program available at the Maroochydore and Redcliffe Magistrates Courts. Eligible adult offenders with drug-related problems are required to complete a 12 to 16 week rehabilitation and treatment program, as a condition of bail.



Drug and Alcohol Assessment Referrals (DAAR) The DAAR program was created as part of the Safe Night Out Strategy aimed at reducing alcohol and drug-related violence in Queensland’s nightlife. Under the DAAR program, offenders are required to complete a one-off course involving a drug and alcohol assessment and the provision of information about treatment options provided by prescribed service providers funded by Queensland Health. If a DAAR participant is assessed as drug and/or alcohol dependent, the course providers can refer the person to more intensive drug and/or alcohol treatment.

Domestic and Family Violence Programs

The specialist Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) court trial at Southport commenced in September 2015 and concluded on 30 June 2017. The court was established in response to the recommendations of the Special Taskforce on DFV in Queensland. Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University independently evaluated the Southport specialist DFV court trial. The evaluation report, Evaluation of the Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court Trial in Southport – Summary and Final Reports, was tabled in Parliament on 13 June 2017. The evaluation incorporated analysis of the civil and criminal DFV jurisdiction of the Southport Magistrates Court as compared to Ipswich Magistrates Court, supplemented by pre-trial data and focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders. The evaluation found the specialist court made strong progress on its short and medium-term process outcomes. The report describes as “strongly positive” the assessments of the specialist court both from stakeholders as well as those who use the court. The evaluation report contains 16 recommendations relating to court responses to DFV, including recommendations to continue the operation of the Southport specialist DFV courts as a hub of innovation, establish a tiered approach to justice responses to DFV throughout the State, and for further engagement and research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, victims and perpetrators to develop culturally appropriate responses. Following the evaluation of the Southport specialist DFV courts, the Queensland Government committed to establishing the court as a permanent specialist DFV courts from 1 July 2017, and from 2017-18 over the next three years, rolling out the specialist DFV justice response in four other locations (i.e. Beenleigh, Townsville, Mount Isa and Palm Island). Looking ahead to 2017-18, the built environment of the specialist DFV courts is being transformed. Capital works are funded to refurbish the Beenleigh and Townsville courthouses so they are better equipped to cater for the safety needs of victims of DFV and provide adequate court rooms and meeting rooms to deal with DFV related matters. In addition, renovations to the Southport courthouse are underway to improve the space for our court users who attend for DFV matters.



Departmental Support

The Chief Magistrate and the Magistrates Courts receive administrative support from the Magistrates

Courts Service (MCS) and Reform and Support Services divisions of the Department of Justice and

Attorney-General.

Magistrates Courts Service

The MCS comprises all Magistrates Court registries, the Magistrates Courts Service Directorate, the office of the Coroners Court of Queensland, the Courts Innovation Program and the Judicial Support Unit. Court currently sits at 112 locations throughout Queensland, including Community Justice Centres, however it may also sit at other centres including Burketown, Monto, and Woorabinda. During 2015-16 there were 75 permanently staffed registry locations across Queensland. While many registries are contained in the traditional courthouse setting, courtrooms in remote locations can be attached to police watch-houses or government or non-government facilities such as community halls. The diversity in the locations of courthouses across the state provides variety in both work demands and court clients – making each registry unique in how it provides services to the local community. Courts play a strong role in regional Queensland, with 26 registries operating as Queensland Government Agency Program (QGAP) offices, providing not only court services but other governmental services on behalf of departments that do not otherwise have a presence in the area. The strategic direction and operational management of the Magistrates Courts is the primary responsibility of the Magistrates Courts Service Directorate, led by Paul Marschke, Executive Director until he retired on 31 January 2017 and since then Ms Brigita Cunnington. The Executive Director is assisted by the Deputy Principal Registrar, Lisa Nother, who is located within the registry operations of the Brisbane Magistrates Court; and two Directorate staff who provide executive support. The Executive Director reports to the Deputy Director-General and works closely with the Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrates, Co-ordinating Magistrates, other magistrates across the state, and the Regional Directors. There are four Queensland Courts Service Regional Directors who oversee Regional Operations. Each Regional Director is responsible for leading and managing the delivery of justice services of their region including the Supreme, District, and Magistrates Courts registries. The regions comprise:

North Queensland: Rob White, based in Cairns

Sunshine Coast and Western Queensland: Michael Bice, based in Caloundra

Central Queensland: James Sondergeld, based in Rockhampton

South Queensland: Michael Webb, based in Brisbane



Office of the Chief Magistrate

The Office of the Chief Magistrate provides administrative support to magistrates, acting magistrates and judicial registrars throughout Queensland. The office is situated in Brisbane, with staff also located in Cairns, Townsville and Southport. The operation of the Chief Magistrates Office relies on the support provided by the Legal Officers, the Executive Support Manager, Court Coordinator and the Executive Support Officers to the Chief Magistrate, and Regional Coordinating Magistrates in relation to issues pertinent to the regions, including the budget, transfer arrangements, organisation of sittings for circuit courts, leave requirements, travel arrangements, accommodation bookings and the organisation of the magistrate’s conferences. The office is also responsible for the publication of the Chief Magistrate’s Notes and Practice Directions and rosters concerning magistrates. The Legal Officers provide advice on legal, policy and legislative matters concerning the court, together with the assistance of court committees. All members of the office are dedicated to carrying out their tasks in a manner which is supportive to the Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrates and all magistrates in the court.

Reform and Support Services

The Reform and Support Services (RSS) branch of the Queensland Courts Service provides administrative and technical assistance to court staff. It comprises of the following units:

Information and Technology Branch (I&CT)

Business Reform

Strategic Procurement & Contract Management

Support Services

Integrated Criminal Justice (ICJ) Governance and Program Management

Programs/Projects 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS

New laptops were supplied to Magistrates.

Technical redundancy was built into the solution used to pre-record child evidence, improving the robustness and reliability of that system.

The Queensland Wide Interlinked Courts (QWIC) application, used to manage criminal files in registries, was updated to deliver a number of fixes along with the introduction of enhancements to improve the management of domestic violence applications, Fail to Appear warrants and changes to reflect legislative amendments.

The integration between QWIC and the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) system was modified to allow these system to evolve more independently of each other.

A submission was made for additional funding to replace aged audio visual equipment in courts across the state. The submission was successful and an additional $31.6M will be allocated for this purpose over the next 5 years.



Following a significant injection of funds, upgrades to the audio visual systems in the following Magistrates courtrooms were completed:

o Brisbane Magistrates Courts – Court 24

o Caboolture – Courts 1 and 2

o Ipswich – Court 6

o Mount Isa

o Pormparaaw – Videoconferencing trolley deployed

o Richlands – Courts 1 and 2

o Toowoomba – Court 3

More than 25,000 court videoconferences with in-custody defendants in correctional centres were scheduled in 2016-17.

70 percent of defendants in custody in a correctional centre that were required to appear for a court proceeding in June 2017 were scheduled to appear by videoconferencing.

A trial of the use of videoconferencing was commenced involving the Maroochydore courthouse and the Maroochydore watchhouse. The focus of the trial is to increase the safety of people in the courtroom and the general public, reduce the risk of defendants escaping, and reduce waiting times due to prisoner transportation. The trial will run until the 31 August 2017.

Supported the implementation of legislation change including: Mental Health Act 2016; Serious and Organised Crime Amendment Act 2016; Evidence Act 1977; Bail Act 1980; Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009; Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017; Criminal Law Amendment Act 2017.

Developed new and updated policies, procedures, training and communication material to support legislative changes and process reform, including engagement with stakeholder agencies.

A refresh of the Queensland Courts website and its content was undertaken focusing on the currency, usability and presentation of the site.

Led the implementation of amendments to the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 which commenced in May 2017 covering Family Law orders; information sharing; order duration; police protection notices.

Led the implementation of enhanced safety and interpreter engagement arrangements for domestic and family violence matters.

Commenced the implementation of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme, working extensively with the Queensland Police Service, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and courts and police counterparts across Australia. The scheme is schedule to commence on the 25 November 2017.

Provided significant data to support the development and implementation of government reforms and the provision of routine reporting on court activity.

Continued to reform the courts performance reporting arrangements through the implementation of an advanced data analytics tool – SAS.



Facilitated, updated and reviewed various Memorandums of Understanding with other justice agencies and external agencies and departments.

Commenced a review of the Queensland Courts Service information sharing arrangements.

Supported the conduct of a range of audits undertaken by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) and DJAG Internal Audit including Criminal justice system – prison sentences, and Criminal justice system – reliability and integration of data.

Re-established the Lawful Detention Expert Reference Group in response to the QAO prison sentences audit. Commenced the implementation of reforms to improve the reporting on detention errors and implementation of strategies to minimise occurrences.

Successfully delivered the Integrated Criminal Justice Electronic Domestic Violence (ICJ eDV) collaboration between QPS and Courts enabling electronic exchange of applications for domestic violence orders between the two agencies. eDV supports better productivity, timeliness, and information accuracy and earlier action on domestic and family violence by frontline police officers.

Produced an online tool to take private applicants intuitively through the process of applying for a domestic and family violence protection order. It combines 3 forms and an information guide into a user-friendly online form, usable on any electronic device. It refers people to police, support services and counselling services upfront and includes information about where to get legal help and the court process.

Worked with diverse stakeholders in the domestic and family violence sector to publish a series of six short educational videos to help people seeking protection and respondents to applications become aware of what to expect when they attend court. The series was published in six community languages and Auslan.



Library Services The Supreme Court Library Queensland (SCLQ) was established under statute to serve the administration of justice in Queensland through provision of legal information services to the Queensland judiciary, legal profession and public. As the primary legal information provider for the state’s judiciary and legal profession, the library provides a comprehensive suite of services including reference, research and document delivery, training and support, and publication of the official unreported decisions of Queensland courts and tribunals, together with a variety of current awareness services offering access to the latest developments in Queensland law. All of these services are freely available to Queensland’s magistrates across the state. The library maintains print collections in eight provincial courthouses in addition to the main library collection in Brisbane at the QEII Courts of Law. It also continues to service the library collection in the Central Brisbane Magistrates Courts building as well as chambers collections by undertaking regular maintenance of print subscription services and processing new acquisitions. In 2016–17 our combined print collection comprised over 160,000 items, with the library purchasing 283 new monographs during the year, and maintaining subscriptions to 417 print journals, legislation services and law reports series. For members of the judiciary their State-wide desktop access to an expanding collection of online resources available via the library’s Judicial Virtual Library (JVL) is their most comprehensive, current and reliable source of legal information. In 2016–17 the library catalogue enabled access to more than 65,000 online full text titles, including 35 new online titles purchased by the library during the year. During 2015–16 the library negotiated expanded access rights for many library members to 138 of the most popular online publications as part of its Virtual Legal Library (VLL) offering to the legal profession, and during 2016–17 many eligible Queensland legal practitioners registered for and began using this ground breaking service – accounting for almost a quarter of all use of the library’s online collections. The library provides a range of current awareness services to magistrates, including the Magistrates Daily Update service, a daily news and current awareness newsletter tailored specifically for the magistracy. It also publishes and distributes the Queensland Legal Updater (QLU), a weekly email bulletin designed to update legal professionals on changes to legislation and developments in case law relevant to legal practice in Queensland. Use of the judicial current awareness services increased by 12 percent during the year, while use of QLU increased by 21 percent – with over 4100 subscribers. As the publishing arm of the Queensland courts, the library has maintained its commitment to timely publication of the official version of full text judgments from Queensland courts and tribunals. Most decisions are published online within an hour of being handed down, making the SCLQ website the primary and most current and authoritative access point for Queensland case law. In 2016–17 the library published 2192 new decisions from Queensland courts and tribunals. By the end of June 2017 the total number of full text Queensland decisions available from the library website was just under 37,800. From 1 July 2013 all responsibility for provision and maintenance of the Queensland Sentencing Information Service (QSIS) was transferred to the library from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG). In the four years since then use of the service has continued to steadily increase. During 2016–17 there were 29,152 visits to the QSIS database (an average of 80 unique visits a day), resulting in over 420,000 page views. In the course of the year subscriptions to QSIS increased by 39 percent, from 417 to 578. QSIS is relied upon by prosecutors, defence and the judiciary to promote consistency and fairness in sentencing criminal offenders and is available to all magistrates.



Our library’s websites are the primary means of accessing our information resources and services for the majority of our customers. In 2016–17 more than 6.6 million page views were recorded from the SCLQ public website, JVL, VLL and library catalogue combined. Legal research tools developed by the library, including the Criminal Codes Appellate Decisions Database, Queensland Legal Indices, and the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Bulletin, are available via the CaseLaw Plus tab on the website. In all, CaseLaw services (including the official unreported judgments collection) recorded more than 5.1 million page views over the year. During 2016–17 the library continued to work with the Incorporated Council for Law Reporting to develop a joint Queensland Judgments website to enable free public access to reported and unreported decisions of the Supreme Court from late 2017. Throughout the year the library’s Information Services team continued to assist the judiciary and legal profession with navigating the legal research tools within the library’s print and online collections. The team responded to a total of 9419 information enquiries, comprising 3643 reference, 1528 research and 4248 basic requests. A total of 8518 documents were supplied in response to these queries. During 2016–17 the library maintained weekly afternoon clinics on level 9 of the Central Brisbane Magistrates Courts building to assist magistrates with their legal information needs. The library’s heritage and education programs are designed to foster broad appreciation of Queensland’s legal heritage and to promote an understanding of the Queensland justice system and its role in society. Highlights during 2016–17 included:

A total of 6,134 visitors participated in the popular schools education program, including 1646 participants in judges’ information sessions.

Following the conclusion at the end of 2016 of the WW1 centenary exhibition In Freedom’s Cause: the Queensland legal profession and the Great War, in June 2017 the library’s new exhibition designed to support the schools program—Without fear or favour: exploring Queensland's legal system—was opened to the public in the Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre.

The 2017 Supreme Court Oration was presented by The Hon Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of Australia, and two of the six Selden Series lectures were presented by serving Queensland judges (The Hon Justice Margaret McMurdo AC and The Hon Justice John Bond), with a further two presented by former judges (The Hon Margaret White AO and The Hon Richard Chesterman AO RDF QC).

The Queensland Legal Yearbook 2015 (edited by Mr John McKenna QC) reviewed the year’s legal events and statistics, and contained transcripts of court ceremonies and speeches by members of the judiciary in 2015.

Looking ahead to 2017–18, there will be a continued focus by the library on providing a high level of support to Queensland’s busy magistrates. This will include supporting adoption of the ‘go anywhere’ electronic versions of popular legal loose-leaf publications designed to be downloaded to tablets and other mobile devices, as well as training and support in identifying, locating and making more effective and efficient use of the range of print, electronic and online resources available to the judiciary. We look forward to increased use of the Virtual Legal Library service by eligible Queensland legal practitioners, to the launch of the Queensland Judgments website, and to redeveloped SCLQ CaseLaw services. Together these initiatives will contribute to improved legal information services for the Queensland judiciary, legal profession and public. David Bratchford Supreme Court Librarian



Court Network

Court Network is not part of the Department of Justice and Attorney–General however the work of its volunteers benefits the courts significantly. Court Network Inc. provides support, non-legal information and referral services to court users in the Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville Magistrates Court and specific victim support services through the Victim Support Unit located in Brisbane and Ipswich. The services are provided by volunteers, called Networkers. Court Network services are available to any court user whether applicant, respondent/defendant, victims, witnesses or family/friends. The Networkers offer in-court support, can explain process and procedure, provide emotional support and familiarisation. The Victim Support Unit, which was established in the 2014-2015 reporting year on a 3 year trial, can provide short or long term support across the life of a criminal case. A professional program manager prepares support plans and volunteers are assigned to liaise with individuals, offering assistance with preparation of victim impact statements, financial assistance applications, pre and in court support, emotional support and referral to services including counselling. Court Network has experienced a strong take up of their services in the Victim Support Unit. During the year 263 new clients received new service from the Victim Support Unit. Within the Magistrates Courts, Court Network services are provided at a range of locations including:

Information desk at entrance

Domestic violence courts

Murri Court

Arrest Courts

Mental Health Court

Traffic Courts



Court Network Services in Magistrates Court

Magistrates Court

2015-16

2016-17

Brisbane

25,062

19,131

Townsville

3,374

2,173

Cairns

2,974

11,012

Support was provided predominantly to court users associated with criminal (approx.70 percent) and domestic and family violence (approximately 28 percent) cases.



Complaints Policy

The Magistrates Courts of Queensland have adopted a policy under which complaints about judicial conduct can be directed to the Chief Magistrate. Complaints can be made about magistrates (including acting magistrates) and judicial registrars in respect to their conduct as judicial officers or about delay in delivery of reserved judgments. Complaints about the result of a case or about a decision of a magistrate or judicial registrar that could be dealt with on appeal do not fall within the scope of the policy. The full policy document may be accessed on the Queensland Courts website at: http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courts/magistrates-court/complaints-policy How can a complaint be made? You can make a complaint by:

Emailing to: [email protected] ; or

Writing to the Chief Magistrate at:

The Chief Magistrate GPO Box 1649 BRISBANE QLD 4001

You will need to include the following information with your complaint:

Your full name

Postal address

Contact telephone number

Case name and file number (if applicable)

Details of the relevant events

Any evidence you have that supports your complaint

Whether you have reported your complaint to anyone else

What action you would like to see as a result of your complaint.

Acknowledgment of a complaint The court will generally acknowledge receipt of a complaint within seven working days. The Chief Magistrate will provide a considered response within 20 working days of receipt of a complaint. If it is not possible to respond within that time a letter will be sent outlining the reason for the delay.

http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/courts/magistrates-court/complaints-policy

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Appendices Explanatory Notes Report on Government Services Counting Rules

The counting system used for the tables of statistics that follow in this report is that of the Report on Government Services (RoGS). Each year the Productivity Commission issues RoGS which compares the activity of courts across the nation. RoGS measures lodgements, as lodgements reflect community demand for court services. The different ways of counting a court’s workload reflect the variety of work undertaken within the courts. These are the counting units for the tables that follow: Criminal lodgements - The units of measurement of workload used for criminal jurisdictions are lodgements based on the number of defendants and charges. Civil claim lodgements - The units of measurement of workload used for civil jurisdictions are lodgements based on the number of cases. Domestic and family violence protection applications - The units of measurement of workload for these applications are lodgements based on the number of cases. Child protection applications - The units of measurement of workload used for these applications in Childrens Courts are lodgements based on the number of cases. Definitions of key terms and indicators: Defendant - The measurement of workload in the criminal jurisdiction. A defendant is “one defendant; with one or more charges; and with all charges having the same date of registration”. This means that a defendant will not be counted more than once on any particular day; however the same defendant will be counted once for each separate day that they have a charge registered against them. Note that breach charges (eg. bail, probation, suspended sentences, etc.) are not included in the count. Case - The measurement of workload in the civil jurisdiction. It is the issues, grievances or complaints that constitute a single and related series of disputes brought by an entity (or group of entities) against another entity (or group). Lodgement - The initiation or commencement of a matter before the court. The date of commencement is counted as the date of registration of a court matter. The Report on Government Services can be found at: www.pc.gov.au/gsp/rogs Breach charges RoGS does not include breach charges in its count of criminal lodgements. RoGS considers charges relating to a breach of a court order (eg. bail, probation, suspended sentences, etc.) as a continuation of the original proceeding in which the order was made. Each breach charge however requires the lodgement of a new charge and requires the same Court resources to be finalised as any other charge. Appendix 1A contains a table showing the statistics for lodgements of criminal breach charges by the number of charges. It has been added as a report of the court’s workload that is not distinguished in RoGS.

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Childrens Court of Queensland Annual Report Please note that the Childrens Court of Queensland Annual Report uses a different counting system based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) counting rules so the two reports cannot be compared. The main difference is the unit counted in the RoGS counting rules is lodgements, which gives a measure of workload, while the unit counted in the ABS counting rules is disposals, which gives a measure of results. The Australian Bureau of Statistics can be found at: www.abs.gov.au

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Appendix 1 – Criminal Lodgement

Locations

Magistrates Court Childrens Court

Total Charges

percent of State

Total

percent of defendants

that are children

Number of Defendants

Number of Charges


Number of Charges

Atherton

999

1,603

62

136

1,739 0.40per

cent 5.84percent

Aurukun

673

938

44

78

1,016 0.24per

cent 6.14percent

Ayr

583

1,169

47

96

1,265 0.29per

cent 7.46percent

Badu Island

30

55 3

4

59

0.01percent 9.09percent

Bamaga

262

468

28

55

523 0.12per

cent 9.66percent

Barcaldine

76

119 3

15

134


Beaudesert

1,307

2,411

55

111

2,522 0.59per

cent 4.04percent

Beenleigh

13,001

26,311

940

2,226

28,537 6.62per

cent 6.74percent

Biloela

466

748

11

24

772 0.18per

cent 2.31percent

Birdsville 8

8

-

-

8


Blackall

80

170 -

-

170


Blackwater

230

447

32

62

509 0.12per

cent 12.21percen

t

Boigu Island

12

16 -

-

16


Boulia

14

23 -

-

23


Bowen

560

964

36

95

1,059 0.25per

cent 6.04percent

Brisbane

26,570

61,980

1,716

3,764

65,744 15.25pe

rcent 6.07percent

Bundaberg

3,369

6,330

292

739

7,069 1.64per

cent 7.98percent

Burketown

20

37 -

-

37


Caboolture

7,634

15,652

663

1,648

17,300 4.01per

cent 7.99percent

Cairns

9,507

17,845

870

2,971

20,816 4.83per

cent 8.38percent

Caloundra

1,998

3,171 -

-

3,171


Camooweal

31

42 6

6

48

0.01percent

16.22percent

Charleville

329

559

24

44

603 0.14per

cent 6.80percent

Charters Towers

442

720

22

51

771 0.18per

cent 4.74percent

Cherbourg

478

651 -

-

651


Childers

164

266 1

2

268


Chinchilla

731

1,293

61

136

1,429 0.33per

cent 7.70percent

Clermont

60

119 3

23

142


Cleveland

4,139

7,656

152

355

8,011 1.86per

cent 3.54percent

Cloncurry

253

400

65

136

536 0.12per

cent 20.44percen

t



Coen

141

216 3

9

225


Cooktown

723

1,105

39

92

1,197 0.28per

cent 5.12percent

Coolangatta

1,206

1,793 1

4

1,797


Cunnamulla

223

324

13

34

358 0.08per

cent 5.51percent

Dajarra 4

4

1

1

5

0.00percent

20.00percent

Dalby

1,309

3,020

95

334

3,354 0.78per

cent 6.77percent

Darnley Island

27

40 1

1

41


Doomadgee

545

926

43

89

1,015 0.24per

cent 7.31percent

Emerald

883

1,663

73

195

1,858 0.43per

cent 7.64percent

Gatton

1,273

2,585

40

89

2,674 0.62per

cent 3.05percent

Gayndah

213

350 1

2

352


Georgetown

48

70 -

-

70


Gladstone

2,409

4,397

96

235

4,632 1.07per

cent 3.83percent

Goondiwindi

501

1,040

35

103

1,143 0.27per

cent 6.53percent

Gympie

1,979

4,000

91

197

4,197 0.97per

cent 4.40percent

Hervey Bay

2,448

4,897

153

311

5,208 1.21per

cent 5.88percent

Holland Park

5,097

8,407

10

18

8,425 1.95per

cent 0.20percent

Hope Vale 2

3

-

-

3


Hughenden

68

98 5

23

121


Ingham

517

825

54

106

931 0.22per

cent 9.46percent

Inglewood

101

133 4

21

154


Innisfail

1,117

2,111

66

160

2,271 0.53per

cent 5.58percent

Ipswich

11,953

24,280

997

1,959

26,239 6.09per

cent 7.70percent

Julia Creek

25

31 -

-

31


Kingaroy

793

1,441

70

208

1,649 0.38per

cent 8.11percent

Kowanyama

637

859

18

42

901 0.21per

cent 2.75percent

Landsborough -

-

-

-

-


Lockhart River

198

298

21

46

344 0.08per

cent 9.59percent

Longreach

291

459 6

16

475


Mabuiag Island 9

14

-

-

14


Mackay

4,644

8,457

206

481

8,938 2.07per

cent 4.25percent

Mareeba

1,914

3,118

113

243

3,361 0.78per

cent 5.57percent

Maroochydore

5,287

11,512

422

1,053

12,565 2.91per

cent 7.39percent

Maryborough

1,689

2,975

45

64

3,039 0.71per

cent 2.60percent

Mer Island

11

17 -

-

17


Millmerran

34

57 2

3

60


Mitchell

66

96 1

1

97




Moa Island

16

29 -

-

29


Monto

15

28 2

3

31

0.01percent

11.76percent

Moranbah

283

440 4

11

451


Mornington Island

667

967

83

247

1,214

0.28percent

11.07percent

Mossman

513

901

24

55

956 0.22per

cent 4.47percent

Mount Garnet

64

109

10

28

137 0.03per

cent 13.51percen

t

Mount Isa

2,193

4,295

502

1,217

5,512 1.28per

cent 18.63percen

t

Murgon

849

1,437

217

563

2,000 0.46per

cent 20.36percen

t

Nambour

1,091

1,655 -

-

1,655


Nanango

363

613 -

-

613


Noosa

1,441

2,473 1

1

2,474


Normanton

346

928

15

33

961 0.22per

cent 4.16percent

Oakey

246

370 8

13

383


Palm Island

340

521

39

77

598 0.14per

cent 10.29percen

t

Pine Rivers

4,033

7,699

264

736

8,435 1.96per

cent 6.14percent

Pittsworth

57

81 -

-

81


Pomona -

-

-

-

-


Pormpuraaw

249

322

11

21

343 0.08per

cent 4.23percent

Proserpine

1,003

1,696

27

50

1,746 0.41per

cent 2.62percent

Quilpie

44

68 2

5

73


Redcliffe

4,799

9,361

202

487

9,848 2.28per

cent 4.04percent

Richlands

5,084

10,761

361

1,126

11,887 2.76per

cent 6.63percent

Richmond

42

73 1

2

75


Rockhampton

5,424

10,131

492

1,339

11,470 2.66per

cent 8.32percent

Roma

644

1,116

23

50

1,166 0.27per

cent 3.45percent

Saibai Island

28

44 -

-

44


Sandgate

2,043

3,269 2

3

3,272


Sarina

380

658

11

15

673 0.16per

cent 2.81percent

Southport

18,853

39,879

801

1,929

41,808 9.70per

cent 4.08percent

St.George

521

1,028

14

30

1,058 0.25per

cent 2.62percent

Stanthorpe

510

812 8

17

829


Tambo

31

52 -

-

52


Taroom

48

73 2

5

78


Thursday Island

241

535

69

124

659 0.15per

cent 22.26percen

t

Toogoolawah

363

558 9

35

593


Toowoomba

7,452

15,053

502

1,191

16,244 3.77per

cent 6.31percent

Townsville

13,479

27,589

843

2,146

29,735 6.90per

cent 5.89percent



Tully

480

748 5

15

763


Warraber Island 9

16

-

-

16


Warwick

1,174

1,998

66

188

2,186 0.51per

cent 5.32percent

Weipa

432

686

26

63

749 0.17per

cent 5.68percent

Winton

47

87 1

2

89


Woorabinda

357

475

90

168

643 0.15per

cent 20.13percen

t

Wujal Wujal

95

129 1

4

133


Wynnum

2,276

4,308

113

331

4,639 1.08per

cent 4.73percent

Yam Island 9

23

-

-

23


Yarrabah

299

433

28

69

502 0.12per

cent 8.56percent

Yeppoon

800

1,305

39

80

1,385 0.32per

cent 4.65percent

Yorke Island

16

43 -

-

43


TOTAL 202,160 399,667 12,779 31,396 431,063 100perc

ent 5.95percent



Appendix 1A – Criminal Breach Lodgements (not reported in RoGS)

Locations

Magistrates Court Childrens Court

Total Charges

percent of State Total Number of

Defendants Number of Charges


Number of Charges

Alpha -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Atherton

96

107 2

6 113 0.27percent

Aurukun

91

119 3

4 123 0.29percent

Ayr

51

60 2

2 62 0.15percent

Badu Island 4

4

-

- 4 0.01percent

Bamaga

38

65 1

1 66 0.16percent

Barcaldine 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Beaudesert

147

171 1

1 172 0.40percent

Beenleigh

3,114

3,805

160

209 4,014 9.43percent

Biloela

58

68 2

4 72 0.17percent

Birdsville -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Blackall 2

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Blackwater

38

44 -

- 44 0.10percent

Boigu Island 2

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Boulia 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Bowen

57

65 5

6 71 0.17percent

Brisbane

3,626

4,928

132

159 5,087 11.96percent

Bundaberg

448

541

19

21 562 1.32percent

Burketown 3

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Caboolture

1,265

1,641

52

65 1,706 4.01percent

Cairns

1,708

2,197

80

111 2,308 5.42percent

Caloundra

155

178 -

- 178 0.42percent

Camooweal 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Charleville

65

86 2

3 89 0.21percent

Charters Towers

28

38 1

1 39 0.09percent

Cherbourg

23

28 -

- 28 0.07percent

Childers 3

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Chinchilla

99

132 2

4 136 0.32percent

Clermont 4

4

-

- 4 0.01percent

Cleveland

563

789 7

7 796 1.87percent

Cloncurry

21

25 3

5 30 0.07percent



Coen

11

12 -

- 12 0.03percent

Cooktown

91

110 3

4 114 0.27percent

Coolangatta

149

167 -

- 167 0.39percent

Cunnamulla

73

102 -

- 102 0.24percent

Dajarra -

-

1

2 2 0.00percent

Dalby

244

327 8

11 338 0.79percent

Darnley Island 5

5

-

- 5 0.01percent

Dirranbandi -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Doomadgee

125

163

12

15 178 0.42percent

Duaringa -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Emerald

131

179 3

6 185 0.43percent

Gatton

110

127 8

8 135 0.32percent

Gayndah 9

17

1

1 18 0.04percent

Georgetown 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Gladstone

395

531 3

3 534 1.25percent

Goondiwindi

32

37 1

1 38 0.09percent

Gympie

317

589 4

9 598 1.41percent

Hervey Bay

321

439

11

12 451 1.06percent

Holland Park

387

461 1

1 462 1.09percent

Hope Vale -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Hughenden 3

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Ingham

34

39 3

6 45 0.11percent

Inglewood -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Innisfail

208

263 3

3 266 0.63percent

Ipswich

1,734

2,431

123

157 2,588 6.08percent

Julia Creek 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Kingaroy

111

166

10

12 178 0.42percent

Kowanyama

58

64 1

1 65 0.15percent

Landsborough -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Lockhart River

29

30 2

3 33 0.08percent

Longreach

20

21 -

- 21 0.05percent

Mabuiag Island -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Mackay

902

1,132

45

80 1,212 2.85percent

Mareeba

247

317 7

8 325 0.76percent

Maroochydore

780

1,115

56

76 1,191 2.80percent

Maryborough

225

291 6

9 300 0.71percent

Mer Island 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent



Millmerran 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Mitchell 5

5

-

- 5 0.01percent

Moa Island 2

2

-

- 2 0.00percent

Monto 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Moranbah

13

14 -

- 14 0.03percent

Mornington Island

149

168 8

12 180 0.42percent

Mossman

55

68 1

1 69 0.16percent

Mount Garnet 7

7

-

- 7 0.02percent

Mount Isa

457

666

71

80 746 1.75percent

Murgon

110

144

37

39 183 0.43percent

Nambour

66

78 -

- 78 0.18percent

Nanango

26

34 -

- 34 0.08percent

Noosa

136

164 -

- 164 0.39percent

Normanton

72

96 -

- 96 0.23percent

Oakey

16

17 -

- 17 0.04percent

Palm Island

53

71 9

9 80 0.19percent

Pine Rivers

516

664

22

33 697 1.64percent

Pittsworth -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Pomona -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Pormpuraaw

48

57 -

- 57 0.13percent

Proserpine

83

100 3

3 103 0.24percent

Quilpie 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Redcliffe

869

1,143

20

30 1,173 2.76percent

Richlands

671

846

40

43 889 2.09percent

Richmond -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Rockhampton

917

1,338

32

41 1,379 3.24percent

Roma

81

102 1

1 103 0.24percent

Saibai Island 2

2

-

- 2 0.00percent

Sandgate

283

337 -

- 337 0.79percent

Sarina

35

40 1

1 41 0.10percent

Southport

3,042

3,975

109

132 4,107 9.65percent

Springsure -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

St.George

67

84 -

- 84 0.20percent

Stanthorpe

36

38 1

1 39 0.09percent

Tambo 1

2

-

- 2 0.00percent

Taroom 3

3

-

- 3 0.01percent

Thursday Island

37

42 -

- 42 0.10percent



Toogoolawah

15

24 -

- 24 0.06percent

Toowoomba

1,522

2,124

78

101 2,225 5.23percent

Townsville

1,528

3,061

74

94 3,155 7.41percent

Tully

23

30 -

- 30 0.07percent

Warraber Island -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Warwick

133

164

11

11 175 0.41percent

Weipa

41

52 6

6 58 0.14percent

Winton 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Woorabinda

129

196

20

25 221 0.52percent

Wujal Wujal

17

21 -

- 21 0.05percent

Wynnum

291

450

15

18 468 1.10percent

Yam Island -

-

-

- - 0.00percent

Yarrabah

28

31 1

1 32 0.08percent

Yeppoon

101

112 4

4 116 0.27percent

Yorke Island 1

1

-

- 1 0.00percent

Total 30,157 40,828 1,350 1,723 42,551 100percent



Appendix 2 – Civil Claim Lodgement

Locations Personal Injury

Claims Debt Recovery

Australian Registered Judgments

Total Claims

Atherton - 22 3

25

Ayr - 36 3

39

Barcaldine - 2 1

3

Beaudesert - 320 9

329

Beenleigh - 1,315 41

1,356

Biloela - 188 3

191

Blackwater - 10 1

11

Bowen - 16 -

16

Brisbane 24 11,241 97

11,362

Bundaberg 1 918 5

924

Caboolture 1 180 18

199

Cairns 1 408 22

431

Caloundra - 88 11

99

Charleville - 7 1

8

Charters Towers - 7 2

9

Childers - 5 -

5

Chinchilla - 16 1

17

Clermont - 33 1

34

Cleveland - 296 15

311

Cloncurry - 2 -

2

Cooktown - 6 2

8

Coolangatta 1 131 18

150

Cunnamulla - 3 -

3

Dalby - 483 -

483

Emerald 1 656 2

659

Gatton - 282 1

283

Gayndah - 43 1

44

Gladstone - 223 4

227

Goondiwindi - 70 1

71

Gympie - 165 9

174

Hervey Bay - 144 5

149

Holland Park - 351 15

366



Hughenden - 1 1

2

Ingham - 4 1

5

Innisfail - 96 -

96

Ipswich - 396 16

412

Julia Creek -

- -

-

Kingaroy - 15 1

16

Landsborough - 24 5

29

Longreach - 6 1

7

Mackay 4 640 15

659

Mareeba - 64 -

64

Maroochydore 2 198 11

211

Maryborough - 94 1

95

Mitchell - 2 -

2

Moranbah - 82 -

82

Mossman - 66 1

67

Mount Isa - 274 7

281

Murgon - 3 1

4

Nambour - 1,724 -

1,724

Nanango - 5 2

7

Noosa - 110 10

120

Normanton - 2 -

2

Oakey - 4 3

7

Pine Rivers - 864 18

882

Pittsworth - 5 1

6

Pomona - 15 1

16

Proserpine - 68 9

77

Quilpie -

- -

-

Redcliffe - 86 2

88

Richlands - 188 10

198

Richmond - 2 -

2

Rockhampton 1 607 13

621

Roma - 321 3

324

Sandgate - 69 6

75

Sarina - 58 1

59

Southport 11 2,518 93

2,622

St George - 23 -

23



Stanthorpe - 10 -

10

Taroom - 1 -

1

Thursday Island - 5 -

5

Toogoolawah - 15 -

15

Toowoomba 1 183 12

196

Townsville 2 1,046 19

1,067

Tully - 94 1

95

Warwick - 322 5

327

Weipa - 3 -

3

Wynnum 1 110 3

114

Yeppoon - 112 -

112

Totals 51 28,202 565 28,818



Appendix 3 – Domestic and Family Violence Protection Applications

Locations

Number of Orders Made percent of State Total (Originating

Applications)

RoGS (Originating Applications)

Protection Order

Temporary Protection

Order

Vary Protection

Order

Total Protection

Orders

Number of Originating Applications Dismissed

Atherton

190 175 28

62

265

20 0.59percent

Aurukun

90 81 21

4

106

6 0.28percent

Ayr

151 108 80

51

239

32 0.47percent

Badu Island

7 12 3

1

16 - 0.02percent

Bamaga

65 60 20

8

88

9 0.20percent

Barcaldine

8 6 1

4

11

4 0.02percent

Beaudesert

259 215 122

63

400

37 0.81percent

Beenleigh

2,509 2,065 1,460

805

4,330

392 7.82percent

Biloela

85 63 39

16

118

10 0.27percent

Blackall

7 6 3

-

9

3 0.02percent

Blackwater

68 55 22

19

96

14 0.21percent

Boigu Island

2 1 2

-

3 - 0.01percent

Boulia

1 4 -

-

4 - 0.00percent

Bowen

110 98 59

46

203

18 0.34percent

Brisbane

1,935 1,644 730

420

2,794

315 6.03percent

Bundaberg

659 536 192

237

965

112 2.05percent

Burketown 0 7 -

2

9 - 0.00percent

Caboolture

1,141 927 470

285

1,682

252 3.56percent

Cairns

1,319 1,112 650

256

2,018

194 4.11percent

Caloundra

441 401 221

66

688

74 1.38percent

Camooweal

1 2 -

-

2 - 0.00percent

Charleville

40 36 24

9

69

5 0.12percent

Charters Towers

120

100 59

26

185

17 0.37percent

Cherbourg 0 - -

4

4 - 0.00percent

Childers

7 6 1

5

12

2 0.02percent

Chinchilla

92 76 32

24

132

19 0.29percent

Clermont

1 2 -

-

2 - 0.00percent

Cleveland

796 686 285

295

1,266

143 2.48percent

Cloncurry

11 49 3

8

60

1 0.03percent

Coen

12 12 5

3

20 - 0.04percent

Cooktown

119 127 23

13

163

6 0.37percent



Coolangatta

239 197 103

59

359

31 0.75percent

Cunnamulla

57 41 36

13

90

8 0.18percent

Dajarra

1 - -

- - - 0.00percent

Dalby

236 190 112

76

378

41 0.74percent

Darnley Island

4 8 -

-

8 - 0.01percent

Doomadgee

68 121 18

4

143

7 0.21percent

Emerald

140 114 53

33

200

18 0.44percent

Gatton

149 111 68

36

215

48 0.46percent

Gayndah

33 33 13

2

48

4 0.10percent

Georgetown

4 4 -

-

4 - 0.01percent

Gladstone

558 490 333

130

953

77 1.74percent

Goondiwindi

51 43 10

7

60

8 0.16percent

Gympie

373 325 160

159

644

64 1.16percent

Hervey Bay

555 433 272

144

849

111 1.73percent

Holland Park

835 685 401

264

1,350

182 2.60percent

Hope Vale 0 - -

- - - 0.00percent

Hughenden

17 16 9

-

25

3 0.05percent

Ingham

96 68 27

16

111

16 0.30percent

Inglewood

6 4 2

1

7

1 0.02percent

Innisfail

221 169 121

42

332

49 0.69percent

Ipswich

1,975 1,552 1,020

458

3,030

399 6.16percent

Julia Creek 0 3 -

1

4 - 0.00percent

Kingaroy

106 92 44

31

167

21 0.33percent

Kowanyama

104 88 65

6

159

10 0.32percent

Lockhart River

19 20 1

-

21

1 0.06percent

Longreach

22 28 6

10

44

3 0.07percent

Mabuiag Island 0 1 -

-

1 - 0.00percent

Mackay

783 705 419

332

1,456

96 2.44percent

Mareeba

333 312 62

92

466

12 1.04percent

Maroochydore

1,060 938 456

421

1,815

155 3.31percent

Maryborough

345 266 63

45

374

89 1.08percent

Mer Island

3 8 2

1

11

1 0.01percent

Millmerran

4 5 1

-

6

1 0.01percent

Mitchell

10 8 1

-

9 - 0.03percent

Moa Island

4 3 4

-

7 - 0.01percent

Monto 0 1 1

-

2 - 0.00percent

Moranbah

38 34 17

5

56

12 0.12percent



Mornington Island

35

86 6

15

107

5 0.11percent

Mossman

90 80 14

25

119

9 0.28percent

Mount Isa

892 494 500

236

1,230

93 2.78percent

Murgon

176 144 46

45

235

26 0.55percent

Nambour

56 40 19

17

76

16 0.17percent

Nanango

63 45 29

8

82

18 0.20percent

Noosa

172 134 69

45

248

36 0.54percent

Normanton

28 60 9

25

94

4 0.09percent

Oakey

27 21 13

1

35

8 0.08percent

Palm Island

233 159 93

50

302

18 0.73percent

Pine Rivers

855 631 392

186

1,209

207 2.67percent

Pittsworth

17 10 5

-

15

6 0.05percent

Pormpuraaw

48 51 6

2

59

2 0.15percent

Proserpine

143 125 68

33

226

18 0.45percent

Quilpie

1 1 -

1

2 - 0.00percent

Redcliffe

800 666 312

259

1,237

118 2.49percent

Richlands

751 566 281

125

972

153 2.34percent

Richmond

9 4 3

-

7 - 0.03percent

Rockhampton

999 894 388

280

1,562

107 3.11percent

Roma

94 74 41

8

123

14 0.29percent

Saibai Island

6 10 3

-

13 - 0.02percent

Sandgate

473 380 197

83

660

83 1.47percent

Sarina

17 15 8

6

29

3 0.05percent

Southport

3,346 2,979 1,921

1,445

6,345

510 10.43percent

St.George

41 33 18

6

57

5 0.13percent

Stanthorpe

48 29 12

17

58

20 0.15percent

Tambo

4 3 4

-

7 - 0.01percent

Taroom

1 2 1

-

3 - 0.00percent

Thursday Island

112 78 38

12

128

13 0.35percent

Toogoolawah

20 14 5

9

28

2 0.06percent

Toowoomba

904 720 335

230

1,285

187 2.82percent

Townsville

1,780 1,414 643

475

2,532

309 5.55percent

Tully

66 65 35

8

108

13 0.21percent

Warraber Island 0 2 -

-

2 - 0.00percent

Warwick

225 169 63

73

305

36 0.70percent

Weipa

64 68 15

8

91

9 0.20percent

Winton

8 4 2

3

9

4 0.02percent



Woorabinda

92 88 47

22

157

1 0.29percent

Wujal Wujal 0 - -

1

1 - 0.00percent

Wynnum

355 288 132

110

530

60 1.11percent

Yam Island

2 1 1

-

2 - 0.01percent

Yarrabah

119 108 43

14

165

8 0.37percent

Yeppoon

200 158 68

53

279

31 0.62percent

Yorke Island 5

5 -

-

5 - 0.02percent

Total 32,072 26,706 14,340 9,056 50,102 5,305 100percent



Appendix 4 – Child Protection Applications

Location

Number of Applications

Number of Orders Made

percent of state

total R.o.G.S.

Child Protection

Order

Extend Protection

Order

Interim Order

Revoke Protection

Order

Vary Protection

Order Total

Number of Applications Dismissed / Withdrawn

Alpha - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Atherton 37

33 -

141

-

-

174

- 0.87percent

Aurukun - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Ayr 10

6 -

24

-

-

30

1 0.24percent

Badu Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Bamaga 8

8

1 9

-

-

18

- 0.19percent

Barcaldine - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Beaudesert 5

3 -

32

-

-

35

- 0.12percent

Beenleigh 585

552

45

1,902

5

10

2,514

13 13.75percent

Biloela 6

4 -

42

-

-

46

1 0.14percent

Birdsville - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Blackall - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Blackwater 3 -

-

36

-

-

36

- 0.07percent

Boigu Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Boulia - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Bowen 10

2 -

27

-

-

29

3 0.24percent

Brisbane 476

415

18

1,877 -

8

2,318

15 11.19percent

Bundaberg 58

73

17

202

3 -

295

- 1.36percent

Burketown - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Caboolture 129

132

7

367

5

1

512

3 3.03percent

Cairns 251

191

6

920 -

-

1,117

12 5.90percent

Caloundra 9

9 -

-

-

-

9

- 0.21percent

Camooweal - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Charleville 4

10 -

16

-

-

26

- 0.09percent

Charters Towers 1

3 -

34

-

-

37

- 0.02percent

Cherbourg - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Childers - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Chinchilla 15

4 -

63

-

-

67

9 0.35percent

Clermont - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Cleveland 95

93

3

194

3 -

293

- 2.23percent

Cloncurry - -

-

16

-

-

16

- 0.00percent

Coen 1 -

-

1

-

-

1

- 0.02percent



Cooktown 6

8 -

38

-

-

46

- 0.14percent

Coolangatta - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Cunnamulla 5 -

-

20

-

-

20

- 0.12percent

Dajarra - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Dalby 93

81

3

191 -

-

275

6 2.19percent

Darnley Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Dirranbandi - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Doomadgee - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Duaringa - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Emerald 28

28

2

154 -

-

184

- 0.66percent

Gatton - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Gayndah - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Georgetown - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Gladstone 89

95

13

280 -

-

388

1 2.09percent

Goondiwindi 17

13 -

46

-

-

59

1 0.40percent

Gympie 46

60

8

149 -

1

218

- 1.08percent

Hervey Bay 77

76

7

231 -

-

314

2 1.81percent

Holland Park 6

6 -

-

-

-

6

- 0.14percent

Hope Vale - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Hughenden - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Ingham - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Inglewood - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Innisfail 39

34

6

68 -

-

108

- 0.92percent

Ipswich 315

420

31

1,515 -

6

1,972

8 7.40percent

Julia Creek - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Kingaroy 39

31 -

249

-

-

280

1 0.92percent

Kowanyama 2

1 -

16

-

-

17

- 0.05percent

Landsborough - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Lockhart River 1

1 -

2

-

-

3

- 0.02percent

Longreach -

2 -

-

-

-

2

- 0.00percent

Mackay 124

126

5

336 -

3

470

2 2.91percent

Mareeba 19

18 -

58

-

-

76

- 0.45percent

Maroochydore 108

111

8

355 -

5

479

4 2.54percent

Maryborough 45

62 -

193

-

-

255

2 1.06percent

Mer Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Millmerran - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Mitchell - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent



Moa island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Monto - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Moranbah - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Mornington island -

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Mossman 4

4 -

30

-

-

34

- 0.09percent

Mount Garnet - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Mount Isa 82

59

11

188 -

4

262

2 1.93percent

Murgon 15

12 -

47

-

-

59

- 0.35percent

Nambour - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Nanango - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Noosa - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Normanton 3

6 -

24

-

-

30

- 0.07percent

Oakey -

3 -

7

-

-

10

- 0.00percent

Palm Island 3

2 -

30

-

-

32

- 0.07percent

Pine Rivers 173

162

13

481 -

4

660

1 4.07percent

Pittsworth - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Pomona - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Pormpuraaw 2

3 -

15

-

-

18

- 0.05percent

Proserpine 5

3 -

19

-

-

22

1 0.12percent

Quilpie - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Redcliffe 75

85

1

218

1

2

307 - 1.76percent

Richlands 49

67

3

48 -

-

118

- 1.15percent

Richmond - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Rockhampton 136

230

28

955 -

-

1,213

1 3.20percent

Roma 4

8

1

55 -

-

64

- 0.09percent

Saibai Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Sandgate - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Sarina - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Southport 275

254

11

697

7

5

974

7 6.46percent

Springsure - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

St.George 2 -

-

40

-

-

40

1 0.05percent

Stanthorpe 8

8 -

12

-

-

20

- 0.19percent

Tambo - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Taroom - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Thursday Island 2

2 -

17

-

-

19

- 0.05percent

Toogoolawah - -

4

-

-

-

4

- 0.00percent

Toowoomba 259

272

10

818

2

13

1,115

18 6.09percent



Townsville 310

247

22

790 -

8

1,067

17 7.29percent

Tully 1

7 -

14

-

-

21

- 0.02percent

Warraber Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Warwick 39

40

2

102 -

1

145

1 0.92percent

Weipa 10

18 -

39

-

-

57

- 0.24percent

Winton - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Woorabinda - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Wujal Wujal - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Wynnum 36

33

2

64

3 -

102

- 0.85percent

Yam Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Yarrabah - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Yeppoon - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

Yorke Island - -

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.00percent

TOTAL 4,255 4,236 288 14,514 29 71 19,138 133 100percent



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