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Phoebe Loomes

'Remarkable' slow down at NSW courts

COVID has blown out the time it takes to get a case finalised in the NSW Local Courts, data shows. (Margaret Scheikowski/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

There has been a "remarkable" blow out in the time it takes for cases to be finalised in the NSW Local Courts, with data showing the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hampered court operations.

Victims of crime now face an average wait time of up to nine months before having their case finalised, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research released on Thursday shows.

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