Restoring confidence in the justice system
The 2025 Budget provides additional funding of $78 million over four years from 2024-25 and $20.9 million ongoing to address pressures in the justice system, including:
- $8.2 million over four years and $1.6 million ongoing for the Crime Victims Support Unit, including additional grant funding for the victims fund, vehicle re-secure program and counselling for victims of crime
- $3.5 million in 2024-25 and $5.5 million ongoing for Legal Aid NT support
- $3.1 million in 2024-25 and $5.3 million ongoing for local courts
- $2.4 million in 2024-25 for higher courts
- $1.6 million in 2024-25 and $8.5 million ongoing for the Director of Public Prosecutions
- $1.3 million in 2025-26 to continue community courts.
As part of the ongoing investment into the court system, the Territory Government has:
- appointed an additional full-time Local Court judge, and recruited more court staff and prosecutors to boost prosecution capacity
- launched the Targeted Intervention Group - Early Resolution Taskforce to fast-track remand cases and reduce court backlogs.
Read the reducing crime fact sheet PDF (442.3 KB).
