Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

PRINCIPAL FEDERAL OFFENCE

One-third (33%) of defendants finalised across all court levels had a principal federal offence of fraud and deception, followed by offences against justice procedures (20%) and abduction and harassment (16%). Of defendants finalised who had a principal federal offence of fraud and deception, most were classified to the ANZSOC Subdivision of obtain benefit by deception (86%) (Table 2.2).

Of the defendants heard in the Higher Courts, the majority had a principal federal offence in the following three ANZSOC Divisions: fraud and deception (26%); illicit drug offences (22%); offences against justice procedures (20%); and sexual assault (17%) (Table 2.2).

For the Magistrates' Courts, over two-thirds had a principal federal offence in the following three ANZSOC Divisions: fraud and deception (34%); offences against justice procedures (20%); and abduction and harassment (17%) (Table 2.2).

Over three-quarters of defendants in the Children's Court had a principal federal offence in the following five ANZSOC Divisions: abduction and harassment (41%); offences against justice procedures (14%); miscellaneous offences (9%); fraud and deception (8%); and theft and related offences (7%) (Table 2.2).

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