Australia Yearbook - 2001

466 Year Book Australia 2001
11.22 DEFENDANTS FINALISED, By Method of Finalisation—1998–99(a)
Method of finalisation NSW Vic. Qld SA WA Tas. NT ACT Aust.
SUPREME COURT
Adjudicated
Acquitted 28 16 22 23 16 25 23 15 168
Proven guilty
Guilty verdict 36 38 44 26 50 69 25 25 313
Guilty plea 36 40 623 16 161 414 187 93 1 570
Total proven guilty 72 78 667 42 211 483 212 118 1 883
Total adjudicated 100 94 689 65 227 508 235 133 2 051
Non-adjudicated
Bench warrant issued — — n.a. 1 3 34 32 4 (c)74
Withdrawn 12 1 87 4 8 86 25 23 246
Other finalisation(b) 3 — — — — 14 — 4 21
Total non-adjudicated 15 1 (c)87 5 11 134 57 31 (c)341
Total defendants finalised 115 95 (c)776 70 238 642 292 164 (c)2 392
INTERMEDIATE COURT(d)
Adjudicated
Acquitted 484 181 374 73 228 . . . . . . 1 340
Proven guilty
Guilty verdict 355 157 321 118 265 . . . . . . 1 216
Guilty plea 2 392 1 345 4 980 474 1 810 . . . . . . 11 001
Total proven guilty 2 747 1 502 5 301 592 2 075 . . . . . . 12 217
Total adjudicated 3 231 1 683 5 675 665 2 303 . . . . . . 13 557
Non-adjudicated
Bench warrant issued 189 23 n.a. 49 128 . . . . . . (c)389
Withdrawn 429 90 1 143 132 202 . . . . . . 1 996
Other finalisation(b) 51 2 1 20 18 . . . . . . 92
Total non-adjudicated 669 115 (c)1 144 201 348 . . . . . . (c)2 477
Total defendants finalised 3 900 1 798 (c)6 819 866 2 651 . . . . . . (c)16 034
TOTAL HIGHER COURTS(d)
Adjudicated
Acquitted 512 197 396 96 244 25 23 15 1 508
Proven guilty
Guilty verdict 391 195 365 144 315 69 25 25 1 529
Guilty plea 2 428 1 385 5 603 490 1 971 414 187 93 12 571
Total proven guilty 2 819 1 580 5 968 634 2 286 483 212 118 14 100
Total adjudicated 3 331 1 777 6 364 730 2 530 508 235 133 15 608
Non-adjudicated
Bench warrant issued 189 23 n.a. 50 131 34 32 4 (c)463
Withdrawn 441 91 1 230 136 210 86 25 23 2 242
Other finalisation(b) 54 2 1 20 18 14 — 4 113
Total non-adjudicated 684 116 (c)1 231 206 359 134 57 31 (c)2 818
Total defendants finalised 4 015 1 893 (c)7 595 936 2 889 642 292 164 (c)18 426
(a) Data exclude defendants finalised in appeal cases. (b) Includes defendants who were withdrawn by the prosecution, remitted to
the Magistrate’s Court or finalised by another non-adjudicated method. (c) These totals exclude Qld defendants finalised by a
bench warrant being issued. (d) There is no Intermediate Court in Tas., the NT or the ACT.
Source: Higher Criminal Courts, Australia, 1998–99 (4513.0).