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Australia: Time required to enforce a contract

402days · 2016+1.8% since 2006

Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment. Annual figures for Australia from 2003 to 2016.

20032016

Every year

YearValue (days)Note
2016402
2015402
2014402
2013402
2012395
2011395
2010395
2009395
2008395
2007395
2006395
2005395
2004395
2003395

Source

Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Time required to enforce a contract. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-time-required-to-enforce-a-contract (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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