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of Australia, which has implications for comparisons between the two family courts.
Net expenditure per finalisation for the Federal Magistrates Court was $334.
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Net expenditure per finalisation, family courts, 2003-04 a, b
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a Income is derived from court fees, library revenue, court reporting revenue, sheriff and bailiff revenue,
probate revenue, mediation revenue, rental income and any other sources of revenue (excluding fines). b The
introduction of the Federal Magistrates Court has expenditure and lodgment implications for the Family Court
of Australia. The Federal Magistrates Court has received resources provided free of charge from the Family
Court of Australia, and since November 2003, all divorces have been lodged in the Federal Magistrates Court.
Source: Australian court administration authorities and departments (unpublished); table 6A.24.
Outcomes
There are no outcome indicators for court administration. It is noted, however, that
the activities of court administrators lead to broader justice-wide outcomes that are
not readily picked up in this service-specific chapter.
6.4 Future directions in performance reporting
Improving data quality
Differences across states and territories in the jurisdiction of courts, and in the
allocation of cases between courts, affect the comparability of equity, efficiency and
effectiveness data. The different methods undertaken to collect the data can also
have an impact on data consistency and quality.
The Review, through the Court Administration Working Group and the Courts
Practitioner Group, is taking steps to improve data quality, including:
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