For the nine months ending 30 June 2004, the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania received 19,184 calls to its telephone advice service. For the period 1 July 2002 ending 20 June 2003, the number of calls received was 25,746 which was an increase of 1.3% in calls from 2001-02 (25,424 calls).
In 2003-04, some 52.0% of calls were made in Hobart and Southern Tasmania, 29.0% in Launceston and North Eastern Tasmania and 19.0% in the North West and West Coast of Tasmania.
CALLS TO LEGAL AID TELEPHONE ADVICE SERVICE, Tasmanian regions(a)
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| Region | 2001-02(b) | 2002-03(b) | 2003-04(b) |
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| Hobart and South | 13,238 | 12,986 | 9,976 |
| Launceston and North East | 7,689 | 7,813 | 5,563 |
| North West and West Coast | 4,497 | 4,947 | 3,645 |
| Tasmania(c) | 25,424 | 25,746 | 19,184 |
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(a) Refer to the Map of Tasmanian Telphone Directory Areas
(b) For 2001-02 the reference period was the financial year to 30 June 2002, 2002-03 the reference period was 30 June 2002 to 20 June 2003 and 2003-04 the reference period was the 9 months to 30 June 2004.
(c) Excludes interstate calls and calls of unknown origin.
Source: Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania Annual Report 2003
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