The Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania received 25,746 calls to its telephone advice service in 2002-03, an increase from 2001-02 (25,424 calls) and 2000-01 (21,107 calls).
In 2002-03, some 50.4% of calls were made in Hobart and Southern Tasmania, 30.3% in Launceston and North Eastern Tasmania and 19.2% in the North West and West Coast of Tasmania.
CALLS TO LEGAL AID TELEPHONE ADVICE SERVICE, Tasmanian regions(a)
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Region | 2000-01(b) | 2001-02(b) | 2002-03(b) |
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Hobart and South | 11,763 | 13,238 | 12,986 |
Launceston and North East | 6,786 | 7,689 | 7,813 |
North West and West Coast | 4,558 | 4,497 | 4,947 |
Tasmania(c) | 21,107 | 25,424 | 25,746 |
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(a) Refer to the Map of Tasmanian Telephone Directory Areas
(b) For 2000-01 and 2001-02 the reference period was the financial year, while for 2002-03 it was 30 June 2002 to 20 June 2003.
(c) Excludes interstate calls and calls of unknown origin.
Source: Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania. |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania Annual Report 2002