Local Court New South Wales

Local Court time standards

The NSW Local Court aims to finalise its caseload within has set time standards.

New South Wales Local Court criminal case time standards

  • 95% of summary criminal trials – within 6 months
  • 100% of summary criminal trials – within 12 months
  • 95% of criminal cases where the defendant enters a plea of guilty – within 3 months
  • 100% of criminal cases where the defendant enters a plea of guilty – within 6 months
  • 90% of indictable matters discharged or committed for trial or sentence to the Supreme or District Court – within 6 months
  • 100% of indictable matters discharged or committed for trial or sentence to the Supreme or District Court – within 12 months
  • 95% of applications – within 3 months
  • 100% of applications – within 6 months.

New South Wales Local Court civil case time standards

  • 90% of civil cases – within 6 months of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court
  • 100% of cases – within 12 months of the initiation of proceedings in the Court.

New South Wales Chief Industrial Magistrate's time standards

  • 95% of prosecutions – within 6 months
  • 100% of prosecutions – within 12 months.
Last updated:

04 Sep 2020

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