DATA ELEMENTS AND DATA ELEMENT CONCEPTS
LODGMENT
IDENTIFYING AND DEFINITIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Metadata type:
DATA ELEMENT CONCEPT Version: 1
Definition:
One defendant with one or more criminal charges and with all charges having the same Date of Registration. If there are multiple charges that are related, the defendant is counted once.
Context:
The count of Lodgments in the CADC provide a measure of a state/territories new workload, that is, the number of persons/organisations for whom an original criminal matter has been commenced.
Lodgments represent the source of work for criminal courts and are a reflection of the degree to which the Australian community demands court services.
RELATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Verification rules:
The following types of Lodgments should be excluded from the collection:
- cases that relate to applications where there are no original charges to be adjudicated by the court (e.g. extraditions);
- any Lodgment that does not have a direct defendant element or relate to an original offence to be determined (e.g. applications for telephone taps);
- bail procedures (including applications and review);
- directions;
- cases or charges which only relate to the breach of an earlier sentence (or condition of a sentence); and
- extraordinary driver's licence applications.
The following should not be considered as a new initiated defendant/lodgment (i.e. they are a continuation of an original criminal matter):
- the transfer of a defendant to a new geographical location within the same court level;
- a hung jury (where no verdict has been reached and the trial process is to be recommenced);
- mistrials (where a new trial will be scheduled);
- where an Appeal court rules on a point of law but the charges have not been finalised in the original court; and
- the execution of a bench warrant.
Related metadata:
Is related to the data element concepts:
Defendant
Active Pending Defendant
Is related to the data elements:
Date of Initiation
Initial Plea
Method of Initiation
ADMINISTRATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Source document:
2004 Data Collection Manual
Source organisation:
Court Administration Working Group
History:
Commenced 2005
Comments:
None
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