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Report of the Chief Judge
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Criminal Jurisdiction
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We have worked on a number of recommendations to reduce trial delay. We addressed these matters by
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Judges Davis and Anderson led a more streamlined restructure of pre-trial hearings in the civil jurisdiction.
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The number of pre-trial matters coming before the court was reduced with more of these matters dealt with
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on the papers, except where parties sought to have a matter settled before the court (see pages 8-9).
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We bade farewell to Elizabeth Curtain upon her appointment to the Supreme Court, and farewelled retiring
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Technological improvements converted nine courts to ‘smart courts’ and three civil courts were converted
for use in crime. We continued to contribute to justice reform initiatives and welcomed many visitors from
both interstate and overseas to the Court.
Our progress in 2006-07 has been dramatic and I thank all judges and court staff for cooperatively facing
a year of signifi cant change which will see us well placed for the year ahead.
Judges and
court staff
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faced a year
of significant
change
Chief Executive Offi cer
Michael Rozenes, Chief Judge
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