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Assignment at Auckland, Manukau and Waitakere Courts report

For the period 3 May 2004 - 28 February 2010

For the period 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005

For the period 1 July 2005 - 30 June 2006

For the period 1 July 2006 - 30 June 2007

For the period 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008

For the period 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009

For the period 1 July 2009 - 28 February 2010

For the period 3 May 2004 - 28 February 2010


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		14,342	1,623	8,084	5,537	29,586		76%	24%	46%
	2		1,458	88	503	325	2,374		83%	17%	35%
	3		982	53	362	256	1,653		81%	19%	37%
	4		560	15	121	69	765		89%	11%	25%

	Grand Total		17,342	1,779	9,070	6,187	34,378		77%	23%	44%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		14,956	1,377	10,028	5,455	31,816		79%	21%	49%
	2		640	43	295	162	1,140		82%	18%	40%
	3		892	64	354	237	1,547		81%	19%	38%
	4		318	18	111	47	494		87%	13%	32%

	Grand Total		16,806	1,502	10,788	5,901	34,997		79%	21%	48%


	Waitakere Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		404	14	293	250	961		73%	27%	57%
	2		8	0	10	7	25		72%	28%	68%
	3		12	1	19	6	38		82%	18%	66%
	4		8	0	5	2	15		87%	13%	47%

	Grand Total		432	15	327	265	1,039		73%	27%	57%

For the period 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,115	173	979	926	4,193		74%	26%	45%
	2		240	9	61	56	366		82%	18%	32%
	3		148	8	51	45	252		79%	21%	38%
	4		102	2	21	17	142		87%	13%	27%

	Grand Total		2,605	192	1,112	1,044	4,953		75%	25%	44%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		1,651	81	1,095	941	3,768		73%	27%	54%
	2		43	4	26	22	95		73%	27%	51%
	3		111	8	66	49	234		76%	24%	49%
	4		19	0	22	11	52		79%	21%	64%

	Grand Total		1,824	93	1,209	1,023	4,149		73%	27%	54%

For the period 1 July 2005 - 30 June 2006


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,464	222	1,303	906	4,895		77%	23%	45%
	2		264	7	111	57	439		85%	15%	38%
	3		184	5	77	40	306		85%	15%	38%
	4		100	2	21	7	130		93%	7%	22%

	Grand Total		3,012	236	1,512	1,010	5,770		78%	22%	44%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		1,881	168	1,463	852	4,364		77%	23%	53%
	2		79	5	55	33	172		78%	22%	51%
	3		171	9	53	41	274		82%	18%	34%
	4		30	3	8	7	48		79%	21%	31%

	Grand Total		2,161	185	1,579	933	4,858		77%	23%	52%

For the period 1 July 2006 - 30 June 2007


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,556	260	1,526	832	5,174		79%	21%	46%
	2		279	21	118	63	481		83%	17%	38%
	3		188	13	65	48	314		81%	19%	36%
	4		96	6	28	15	145		86%	14%	30%

	Grand Total		3,119	300	1,737	958	6,114		79%	21%	44%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,561	2189	1,829	869	5,478		80%	20%	49%
	2		123	8	57	31	219		82%	18%	40%
	3		175	11	58	33	277		84%	16%	33%
	4		84	6	25	7	122		89%	11%	26%

	Grand Total		2,943	244	1,969	940	6,096		81%	19%	48%

For the period 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,309	327	1,474	1,059	5,169		73%	27%	49%
	2		224	15	66	42	347		84%	16%	31%
	3		162	6	48	43	259		81%	19%	35%
	4		76	1	18	9	104		90%	10%	26%

	Grand Total		2,771	349	1,606	1,153	5,879		75%	25%	47%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,835	294	2,046	841	6,016		81%	19%	48%
	2		144	13	73	26	256		85%	15%	39%
	3		149	11	65	34	259		83%	17%	38%
	4		83	6	24	3	116		92%	8%	23%

	Grand Total		3,211	324	2,208	904	6,647		82%	18%	47%

For the period 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,684	392	1,647	935	5,658		77%	23%	46%
	2		253	20	78	46	397		83%	17%	31%
	3		180	12	69	42	303		82%	18%	37%
	4		113	2	13	9	137		92%	8%	16%

	Grand Total		3,230	426	1,807	1,032	6,495		77%	23%	44%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		3,488	352	2,038	1,023	6,901		80%	20%	44%
	2		152	11	40	18	221		87%	13%	26%
	3		178	17	64	38	297		82%	18%	34%
	4		68	2	15	6	91		91%	9%	23%

	Grand Total		3,886	382	2,157	1,085	7,510		81%	19%	43%

For the period 1 July 2009 - 28 February 2010


	Auckland Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		1,839	231	1,001	757	3,828		74%	26%	46%
	2		136	12	42	34	224		79%	21%	34%
	3		103	9	39	29	180		79%	21%	38%
	4		55	2	9	7	73		88%	12%	22%

	Grand Total		2,133	254	1,091	827	4,305		75%	25%	45%


	Manukau Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		2,282	257	1,374	800	4,713		78%	22%	46%
	2		88	2	38	28	156		81%	19%	42%
	3		91	7	35	33	166		76%	24%	41%
	4		31	1	10	9	51		80%	20%	37%

	Grand Total		2,492	267	1,457	870	5,086		78%	22%	46%


	Waitakere Court		Number of cases and assignment type						Assignment percentages

	Case Category		Private Preferred	PDS Preferred	Private on Rotation	PDS on Rotation	Total number of cases		% Private Providers	% PDS	% available on rotation

	1		404	14	293	250	961		73%	27%	57%
	1		8	0	10	7	25		72%	28%	68%
	1		12	1	19	6	38		82%	18%	66%
	1		8	0	5	2	15		87%	13%	47%

	Grand Total		432	15	327	265	1,039		73%	27%	57%

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