Annual report [1997-98] - Family Court of Australia

The Family Court of Australia – annual report 1997-98
Table 3.2: Summary of appellants 1997-98
Summary of appellants Number Percentage
Male 171 56.4
Female 125 41.3
Corporate/Other 5 1.7
Joint 2 0.7
Table 3.3: Appellants in person 1997-98
Appellants in person Number Percentage
Number of appellants in person 108 35.8
Number of applications for leave in person 20 37.0
Table 3.4: Full Court appeals and results 1 July 1997 – 30 June 1998
Registry Filed Allowed Dismissed Abandoned Withdrawn Outstanding
at 30/6/98*
Eastern
Sydney 58 19 24 1 19 20
Parramatta 31 10 11 0 16 12
Newcastle 14 1 4 0 6 9
Canberra 14 5 5 0 5 9
Transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern 117 35 44 1 46 50
Southern
Melbourne 45 13 13 12 6 23
Dandenong 11 4 3 0 1 4
Hobart 9 2 3 1 2 0
Launceston 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adelaide 18 4 4 1 6 11
Transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern 83 23 23 14 15 38
Northern
Brisbane 59 12 26 5 18 25
Townsville 10 2 2 2 4 4
Darwin 6 0 5 0 1 2
Transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern 75 14 33 7 23 31
FCWA 27 5 3 2 13 14
Total 302 77 103 24 97 133
*Outstanding as at 30 June 1998 includes cases not heard and judgments reserved.
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