This paper examines the issue of delays in relation to the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW. Delay has been a long-standing concern to the courts and successive NSW Governments. The operation of an efficient and effective court system is crucial to the administration of justice and delays are a significant obstacle to achieving these goals. Innumerable legislative and administrative initiatives have been undertaken over the years, and while many have been successful in their specific aims, court delay is an ongoing problem, not least of all because the causes of delay are not static.