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Parliamentary Questions

Question On Notice No. 5588 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 October 2007 by Hon Helen Morton

Question Directed to the: Minister for Child Protection representing the Attorney General
Parliament: 37 Session: 1

Question
(1) How many remand prisoners in each of the past three years have been found not guilty?

(2) How many remand prisoners in each of the past three years had their trials aborted or were released without being brought to trial?

(3) Is any compensation made to remand prisoner’s found not guilty or whose trial is aborted or who were released without being brought to trial?

Answered on 21 November 2007

(1)

`�`	`2004/5`	`2005/6`	`2006/7`
	`Acquit`	`* Remand`	`Total Criminal Lodgements`	`Acquit`	`Remand`	`Total Criminal Lodgements`	`Acquit`	`Remand`	`Total Criminal Lodgements`
`Supreme Court`	`31`		`516`	`31`		`463`	`15`		`394`
`District` `Court`	`88`		`7059`	`65`		`6845`	`68`		`6022`
`Magistrates` `Court`	`0`		`139,537`	`0`		`155,458`	`0`		`178,722`
`TOTAL`	`119`	`2767`	`147,112`	`96`	`2868`	`162766`	`83`	`3094`	`185,138`

* Remand = remanded in custody, court not specified

The data shown above indicates the number of remand prisoners who were acquitted on all charges at trial.

A remand prisoner is classified as someone who has never been granted bail by the court during the life of the case.

(2)

	`2004/05`	`2005/06`	`2006/07`
`Supreme Court`	`9`	`3`	`3`
`District Court`	`38`	`23`	`38`
`Magistrates Court`	`0`	`4`	`2`

The data shown above indicates the number of people who had all charges discontinued by the prosecution, at trial or at other stages of court proceedings.

(3)�There is no legal requirement for compensation for persons remanded in custody and subsequently acquitted.
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