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FIG 12

TRENDS IN CUMULATIVE PERCENTS OF DETERMINED FAMILY MAGISTRATES’ COURT
APPLICATIONS HAVING THEIR LAST APPEARANCE WITHIN DIFFERENT
NUMBERS OF WEEKS OF FILING: BY YEAR OF DETERMINATION

100

80

60

Aug 09>Jul 10
Aug 10 >July 11
Aug 11>Jul 12

40

20

Aug 12>Jul 13

5 to 8
weeks

9 to 12
weeks

36%

47%

13 to 16
weeks
55%

17 to 20 21 to 24 25 to 28
weeks
weeks
weeks
62%

68%

73%

29 to 32 33 to 36
weeks weeks
78%

81%

37 to 40
weeks
84%

41 to 44 45 to 48 49 to 52
weeks
weeks
weeks
86%

88%

89%

over 1
year
100%

34%

42%

51%

58%

64%

68%

72%

74%

76%

79%

80%

82%

100%

59%

72%

81%

88%

91%

95%

97%

98%

99%

99%

100%

100%

100%

56%

68%

77%

85%

89%

93%

96%

98%

99%

99%

100%

100%

100%

Figure 12 shows that in the Family Magistrates’ Court, using similar indicators of the time between filing and determination; there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of applications that could be determined within 24 weeks - from 64%
in 2010/11 to 91% in 2011/12. The increase persisted in 2012/13 with 89% of all determinations within 24 weeks of filing.
Overall, the Family Magistrates’ Court performance with respect to this indicator was very good in all years.

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