Year
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Finalisations:
Number of cases finalised	114,839	129,828	121,362	130,888	130,555
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing	16,019	16,854	16,590	17,566	17,698
- other than defended hearing	98,820	112,974	104,772	113,322	112,857
Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing:
- males	14.3	13.2	13.9	13.7	13.9
- females	12.2	12.1	12.7	12.4	12.2
Legal representation:
Percentage of persons having legal representation	55.8	52.2	50.6	54.2	55.7
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons refused bail	4.4	4.7	4.6	5.7	6.3
Delay:
Median delay (from first appearance to determination) for defended cases (days)	86.0	77.0	77.0	101.0	111.0
Sentencing:
Number of persons sentenced to prison	6,238	6,698	6,000	6,779	7,097
Percentage of persons sentenced to prison:
- males	6.9	6.4	6.1	6.5	7.0
- females	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.5
Average length of minimum/fixed term imprisonment (months):
- males	4.9	4.8	5.0	5.3	5.6
- females	3.9	4.1	3.9	4.4	4.7