The Courts Administration Authority (CAA) of South Australia has pushed back the launch of CourtSA in the Criminal and Care and Protection Jurisdictions following a critical issue with data interchanges with other justice agencies.
In a statement, the CAA said there had been a six-to-eight-week delay to the go-live date, which was scheduled for 11 July.
“Data interchanges exchange essential information between justice agencies,” the Authority said.
“Community safety depends on court orders being conveyed to justice agencies quickly and accurately,” it said.
“This is particularly important for orders protecting vulnerable people, such as Intervention Orders.
“A new go-live date will be advised as soon as possible and the CourtSA Information Sessions that have been advertised will be rescheduled.”
The CAA said that to prepare for the launch, users could check and update contact details with the Law Society of South Australia.
“If you already have a CourtSA account, you don’t need a new one for the launch of Criminal and Care and Protection – you can use your existing account,” it said.
“If you work for a firm or organisation, you don’t need to create an account.
“Someone in your organisation will create the account and invite you to join.
“If you don’t have an account and are a sole practitioner you can create an account.”
The CAA said it had taken on the feedback of the legal profession in relation to assigning a case to a user.
“When CourtSA launches for Criminal and Care and Protection, the information barriers which existed in CourtSA law firm accounts will be removed allowing all users in a firm to see all the cases in the firm,” the Authority said.
