%T Report on government services 2018: Justice - Chapter 7 Courts %I Productivity Commission %D 2018 %K Justice, %K Courts, %K Criminal justice, %K Government expenditure, %K Government productivity, %K Report on government services, %K High Court, %K Magistrates Court, %K Family Court %U https://apo.org.au/node/217551 %X Key facts: In 2016–17, in the criminal jurisdiction of the supreme, district/county, magistrates’ and children’s courts, approximately 825,202 cases were lodged, and 864,923 cases were finalised. In the civil jurisdiction of these same courts approximately 436,333 cases were lodged and 440,523 cases finalised. In the Australian courts, approximately 121,961 cases were lodged, and 117,027 cases finalised. %9 Report %A Productivity Commission