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APPENDICES
1994
1995
1996
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of claims filed
Labour Tribunal
41 455
41 694
41 936
Number of cases filed
5 967
7 645
7 862
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed for classification
2 301
2 225
1 212
Number of articles filed for determination
10 504
5 919
99 317
Total
12 805
8 144
100 529
Coroner's Court
Number of inquests held
249
299
Number of deaths inquired into
6 955
7 214
202 7 512
Lands Tribunal
Number of cases field
4 963
4 037
4 029
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
142 759
155 665
147 152
Summonses issued
192 923
197 269
Department Summonses issued (6)
202 029
Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued (6)
5 063
Fixed Penalty Summonses issued (6)
2 162
Private Summons (6)
20
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
19.993
20 203
11 886
Anti-litter notices issued
Fixed penalty notices issued
Total
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
36 699
39 910
38 380
235 175
195 915
143 528
627 549
608 962
550 220
623 350
614 800
4 121
3.832
564 659 3.307
627 471
618 632
567 966
Total
Defendants convicted
Adults
Juveniles
Total
581 257 2 254
583 511
554 275 2 208
529 567 1 817
556 483
531 384
Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 January 1996 onwards.
(2) Figures are available from 1 March 1995 onwards.
(3) Figures are available separately from 17 October 1994 onwards. Figures before that date are included in ‘High Court actions*. (4) Figures are available from 1 January 1995 onwards.
(5) Figures are available from 24 June 1996 onwards.
(6) Figures are available separately from 1 January 1996 onwards. Figures before that date are grouped together as 'Summonses issued'.
Source: Judiciary.