The opposition will again push for a fifth judge to be appointed to the ACT Supreme Court, as they renew pressure on the government to address the ''massive delays'' continuing to clog the court.
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The Liberals will introduce proposed amendments to the Supreme Court Act into the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, which, if passed, would ensure the Chief Justice and four other judges would be appointed to an expanded bench.
But the move may be destined for failure, coming just six weeks after the opposition failed to secure the Assembly's support to fund a fifth judge in June's territory budget.
That motion was blocked by the government and Greens minister Shane Rattenbury, who favour other methods of addressing the significant delays in the ACT Supreme Court.
Those methods include the much-hyped 12-week ''blitz'' that cleared a fifth of outstanding criminal cases last year, and a new docketing system, which allocates cases to trial judges in their early stages.
The increased jurisdiction of the magistrates court, and the planned creation of an industrial magistrates court, are also designed to reduce delay.
The legal fraternity has previously backed calls for a fifth judge, with the strong support of Chief Justice Terence Higgins, the ACT Bar Association and the Law Society.
ACT shadow attorney-general Zed Seselja has accused the government of ignoring those groups, as well as victim-advocacy organisations and the business community.
''For hundreds of Canberrans their lives are turned upside down while they wait for the long-delayed results of court cases,'' Mr Seselja said.
''We should be taking immediate action to legislate the appointment of a fifth Supreme Court judge to ensure that justice for them is not delayed.''
Attorney-General Simon Corbell could not be contacted for comment late on Monday.