Annual Court Reporting Toolkit -

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Pacific Judicial Development Programme
Annual Court Reporting Toolkit

Annex 11a: Data Collection for Family Law Cases

Fill in one of these forms for each level of court (e.g. Magistrates Courts, High Court, Supreme Court) and enter the following data for family law cases.
Indicator / Last Reporting Year / Year before / Year before
How many cases were pending at the start of the 2010-11 Reporting Period? *
Total cases filed for this reporting period? *
Of the total filed cases how many were filed by women?
Of the total filed cases how many were Divorce Applications?
Of the total cases filed how many were Property Cases?
Of the total cases filed how many were Child Custody?
Of the total cases filed how many were Maintenance cases?
Of the total cases filed how many were for the dissolution of a customary marriage?
How many cases were finalised in this reporting period? *
What was the total number of days in duration of ALL cases finalised? *
Total all the days for each case from date of filing to date of finalisation
How many appeal cases were filed in this reporting period? *
Of the cases appealed in this reporting period, how many decisions were overturned (successful)? *
How many cases filed in this reporting period had their fees waived? *
How many cases were finalised at a circuit court? *
Number of cases filed in this reporting period where legal aid was provided *
In this reporting period, how many complaints were received concerning a Judicial Officer?
In this reporting period, how many complaints were received concerning Court Staff? *
How many Judicial Officers were there in this period? *
How many Court Staff were there in this period?

Annex 11b: Data Collection for Violence Cases

Fill in one of these forms for each level of court (e.g. Magistrates Courts, High Court, Supreme Court) and enter the following data for family violence/family protection cases.
Indicator / Last Reporting Year / Year before / Year before
How many cases were pending at the start of the Reporting Period? *
Total cases filed for this reporting period? *
Of the total filed cases how many were filed by women^?
(^ Are the applicants the police of the woman?)
Of the total cases filed what is the relationship between the victim & perpetrator?
(insert relationship categories from the Act).
What was the age of the applicant/victim?
Of the total cases filed, number living in Urban area & Number living in Rural area.
Of the total cases filed how many were for interim protection orders?
Of the total cases filed how many were for permanent protection orders?
Of the total cases filed how many were for family violence cases?
Of these family violence cases what was the breakdown for:
(Insert categories of FV from the Act)
How many cases were finalised in this reporting period? *
What was the total number of days in duration of ALL cases finalised? *
Total all the days for each case from date of filing to date of finalisation
How many appeal cases were filed in this reporting period? *
Of the cases appealed in this reporting period, how many decisions were overturned (successful)? *
How many cases filed in this reporting period had their fees waived? *
How many cases were finalised at a circuit court? *
Number of cases filed in this reporting period where legal aid was provided *
In this reporting period, how many complaints were received concerning a Judicial Officer?
In this reporting period, how many complaints were received concerning Court Staff? *
How many Judicial Officers were there in this period? *
How many Court Staff were there in this period?
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