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District Court Annual Report 2001 District Court Annual Report 2001-2002 The front cover shows the perspective view from George Street and the plan of the first floor of the “old” Law Courts, Brisbane, an imposing edifice designed by the Colonial Architect, F.D.G. Stanley, and erected in 1880 for the Supreme Court of Queensland and the District Court, Brisbane. The Law Courts then contained a courtroom, jury room and Judges’ robing room for District Courts as well as the Supreme Court’s courtrooms and Judges’ chambers and the Library. As the Supreme Court expanded and with the abolition of District Courts in 1921, only the Supreme Court was housed in the Law Courts building until the building was extensively damaged by fire in 1968 and subsequently demolished. The present Law Courts Complex was built on the site in two stages in 1970 and 1981, and with the District Courts having been reconstituted in 1959, the District Court has been located there since 1984. The District Court of Queensland Law Courts Complex 304 George Street PO Box 167 BRISBANE Q 4000 BRISBANE ALBERT STREET 4002 www.courts.qld.gov.au Registry: Phone: (07) 324 79261 Fax: (07) 324 75387 17 October 2002 The Honourable R.J. Welford MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice 18th Floor State Law Building Cnr George and Ann Streets BRISBANE QUEENSLAND 4000 Dear Attorney Pursuant to s.130A(1) of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, I enclose my Report on the operation of the District Court of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 2002. Yours sincerely Chief Judge P.M. Wolfe TABLE OF CONTENTS CHIEF JUDGE’S OVERVIEW......................................................................................... 1 JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT.......................................................................... 15 RETIREMENT OF SENIOR JUDGE HANGER......................................................................... 17 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE DISTRICT COURT ........................................................... 18 SPECIALIST COURTS......................................................................................................... 20 JURISDICTION AND SITTINGS OF THE DISTRICT COURT............................... 22 THE DISTRICT COURT’S EARLY HISTORY ......................................................................... 22 REGISTRARS OF THE DISTRICT COURT ............................................................................. 23 BRISBANE ........................................................................................................................ 23 THE MODERN DISTRICT COURT ....................................................................................... 23 REGIONS .......................................................................................................................... 26 SOUTHPORT......................................................................................................................26 MAROOCHYDORE............................................................................................................. 27 TOWNSVILLE.................................................................................................................... 29 CAIRNS............................................................................................................................. 31 ROCKHAMPTON................................................................................................................ 33 BEENLEIGH ...................................................................................................................... 34 IPSWICH ........................................................................................................................... 36 CIRCUIT CENTRES........................................................................................................ 41 REMOTE CIRCUITS ........................................................................................................... 41 CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.......................................................................................... 43 CRIMINAL LISTING TASKFORCE ....................................................................................... 44 DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL MATTERS................................................................................ 45 CIVIL JURISDICTION ................................................................................................... 50 DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES............................................................................................ 50 APPELLATE JURISDICTION....................................................................................... 55 APPLICATIONS COURT ............................................................................................... 56 DECISION ON THE PAPERS ................................................................................................ 58 THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COURT...................................................... 59 THE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TRIBUNAL .......................................................... 62 CHILDRENS COURT...................................................................................................... 65 COMMITTEES................................................................................................................. 65 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER .................................................................. 65 CIVIL PROCEDURE............................................................................................................ 65 CONFERENCES AND JUDICIAL EDUCATION....................................................................... 66 CRIMINAL LAW ................................................................................................................ 66 REGIONAL JUDGES ........................................................................................................... 66 SALARIES AND ENTITLEMENTS ........................................................................................ 66 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND BUDGET ............................................................................... 66 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMITTEE REPORT ................................ 67 CONFERENCES AND JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT ..................................... 69 CIVIL PROCEDURE COMMITTEE REPORT.......................................................................... 69 CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE REPORT .............................................................................. 70 MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE JULY 2001 – MARCH 2002 .................... 70 REGIONAL JUDGES COMMITTEE REPORT ......................................................................... 71 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.............................................................................................. 72 ESSENTIAL SERVICES.................................................................................................. 74 THE PRINCIPAL REGISTRAR AND THE REGISTRY IN BRISBANE......................................... 74 CIVIL REGISTRY OPERATIONS.......................................................................................... 74 STAFFING AND REGISTRY ROLES ...................................................................................... 75 UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS............................................................................................ 80 CONSENT ORDERS............................................................................................................ 82 FILING BY POST ................................................................................................................ 83 FILE STORAGE.................................................................................................................. 84 FUNDS IN COURT.............................................................................................................. 85 COST ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................... 85 CRIMINAL REGISTRY OPERATIONS................................................................................... 87 SUMMARY OFFENCES – SECTION 651 CRIMINAL CODE ................................................... 88 FINES AND COMPENSATION.............................................................................................. 88 WARRANTS ...................................................................................................................... 89 REFURBISHMENT.............................................................................................................. 89 EXHIBITS.......................................................................................................................... 89 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................... 90 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 90 ACHIEVEMENTS ............................................................................................................... 90 SOE UPGRADE................................................................................................................. 90 DATA CABLING UPGRADE................................................................................................ 90 CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UPGRADE................................................................ 90 E-COURTROOM................................................................................................................
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