Year
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Finalisations:
Number of persons charged in Local Courts	130,888	130,555	133,105	135,808	139,407
Number of charges determined in Local Courts	238,595	240,525	237,487	241,210	246,386
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing	17,566	17,698	18,839	18,387	18,482
- other than defended hearing	113,322	112,857	114,266	117,421	120,925
Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing:
- males	13.7	13.9	14.4	13.8	13.6
- females	12.4	12.2	12.8	12.6	12.4
Outcome of appearance:
Number of persons charged who were found guilty	115,392	112,965	112,487	117,872	120,565
Percentage of persons charged who were found guilty	88.2	86.5	84.5	86.8	86.5
Legal representation:
Percentage of persons charged having legal representation	54.2	55.7	56.3	55.5	55.3
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons charged who were refused bail	5.7	6.3	6.3	6.7	6.6
Delay:
Median delay for defended cases (days)	101.0	111.0	109.0	115.0	121.0
Sentencing:
Number of persons sentenced to prison	6,779	7,096	7,019	7,558	7,309
Number of males sentenced to prison	6,104	6,387	6,316	6,792	6,596
Number of females sentenced to prison	675	709	703	766	713
Average length of minimum/fixed term imprisonment (months):
Total persons	5.2	5.5	5.8	5.9	6.0
- males	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.0	6.1
- females	4.4	4.7	4.8	4.9	5.2