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APPENDICES
1996
1997
1998
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of claims filed
Labour Tribunal
41 936
39 196
54 613
Number of cases filed
7 862
6 319
9 476
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed for classification
1 212
1 004
Number of articles filed for determination
99 317
315 184
1 539 264 291
Total
100 529
316 188
265 830
Coroner's Court
Number of inquests held
202
203
Number of deaths inquired into
7 512
7 264
201 7 788
Lands Tribunal
Number of cases filed
4 029
5 026
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
147 152
132 094
Department Summonses issued
202 029
152 631
Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued
5 063
Fixed Penalty Summonses issued
2 162
6 703 1 852
Private Summons
20
9
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
11 886
12 774
Anti-litter notices issued
Fixed penalty notices issued
Total
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
38 380
40 873
5955
126 882 198 068
7 884 1962
18 7211
45 705
143 528
129 993
136 264
550 220
476 929
523 994
564 659
488 169
535 995
3.307
3 326
3 061
567 966
491 495
539 056
Total
Defendants convicted
Adults
Juveniles
Total
Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 July 1997 onwards.
529 567 1 817
531 384
398 716 1978
400 694
481 954
1 491
483 445
(2) Figures are available from 20 February 1997 onwards.
(3) The figures included the number of bankruptcy notices. Since 1 April 1998 with the commencement of the Bankruptcy (Amendment)
Rules 1998, bankruptcy notices were no longer issued. The figure for 1998 is therefore relatively lower.
(4) Figures are available from 1 April 1998 onwards.
(5) Figures are available from 24 June 1996 onwards.
Not applicable.
Source: Judiciary.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2825 4667)