SouthAussie
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I have been reading a paper published by Terry O’Gorman about Committal Hearings.
He says that in Queensland it is usually less than 6 months between the end of a Committal Hearing and the trial. (As opposed to NSW, where it can take up to 2 years.)
"The system which now operates is that, three weeks after committal, the entire committal transcript is available. An indictment is presented at a special listing call-over held before the listing judge within about seven weeks of the end of the committal. Usually, on this occasion, a trial date is set. Trials are invariably heard within six months of committal and, often, in a much shorter period."
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/proceedings/07/ogorman.pdf
Can’t find how long it usually is between a committal mention and a committal hearing though. Guessing it may not be measurable, if there are multiple committal mentions due to evidence delays or whatever.
He says that in Queensland it is usually less than 6 months between the end of a Committal Hearing and the trial. (As opposed to NSW, where it can take up to 2 years.)
"The system which now operates is that, three weeks after committal, the entire committal transcript is available. An indictment is presented at a special listing call-over held before the listing judge within about seven weeks of the end of the committal. Usually, on this occasion, a trial date is set. Trials are invariably heard within six months of committal and, often, in a much shorter period."
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/proceedings/07/ogorman.pdf
Can’t find how long it usually is between a committal mention and a committal hearing though. Guessing it may not be measurable, if there are multiple committal mentions due to evidence delays or whatever.