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Operating Statement and
Financial Summary
The County
Court Operating
Statement is
consolidated
into the
Department of
Justice Annual
Report
The Operating Statement and Financial Summary
sets out the revenue (in the form of fi nes and
fees collected) and operational expenditure of the
Court for the year ended 30 June 2007, including
comparisons with 2005-06 (see below). Victorian
Government Departments are required to produce
their annual reports in accordance with Standing
Direction 4 Financial Management Reporting of
the Financial Management Act 1994. Information
from the County Court is consolidated into the
Department of Justice Annual Report.
The following explanatory comments are offered:
Special Appropriations
• The salaries and on costs for Judges were
affected by the appointment of one (1)
additional Judge in August 2006 to support
the Sexual Offences List
• The Judicial Remuneration Tribunal (JRT)
recommendation for a salary increase for
Judges was implemented
Annual Appropriations
• The impact of the Victorian Public Service
Agreement 2004 provided for a general salary
increase
• Effi ciencies in operating expenditure were
offset by salary and associated expenses of
judicial staff supporting sitting Reserve and
Acting Judges
Annual Provisions
Capital Purchases include a cost component for
Finance Lease Repayments, Motor Vehicles. For the
fi nancial year 2006-2007, the cost was $333,095,
compared with $171,376 for the previous fi nancial
year. This increase is due to the Court’s fl eet cars
being paid through the VicFleet lease arrangements
which are paid from Annual Provisions.
Operating Statement for the year ended June 30, 2007
2006-07 2005-06
$ $
Collection of Fines and Fees
Court Fines 381,389 329,781
Court Fees 4,711,962 5,121,625
Total Revenue 5,093,351 5,451,406
Operational Expenditure
Judicial Salaries and On-Costs 17,660,191 17,073,090
Output Expenditure, comprising:
Staff Salaries and On-Costs 10,042,586 9,788,401
Operating Costs 3,192,547 2,988,881
Capital Purchases 405,499 187,434
Total Operational Expenditure 31,300,823 30,037,806
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0
Collection of Fines and Fees (Consolidated Funds)
– 2005-06 to 2006-07
2005-06
Court Fines
Court Fees
2006-07
$’000
Operating Expenditure – 2005-06 to 2006-07
18000
16000
14000
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0
2005-06
Judicial Salaries and On-Costs
Operating Costs
2006-07
Staff Salaries and On-Costs
Capital Puchases
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County Court of Victoria 2006/07 Annual Report