On Monday Joshua Buzzacott, 22, was due to be formally charged with the stabbing murder of a 20-year-old man at Davenport Community in October last year.

However Justice Patricia Kelly was forced to postpone the hearing until Tuesday.

The incident follows claims Aboriginal interpreters continually run late or fail to attend to court, delaying trials and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to court costs.

Independent member of the Legislative Council, David Winderlich, addressed the issue last month in a meeting with Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Port Augusta.

Mr Winderlich said he would be writing to Attorney-General Michael Atkinson and the State Opposition in support of changes to wages and the way in which the casual workers were paid.

“It seems there a number of reasons why there are issues here.

“It’s not just about Aboriginal people, but it’s about making services fit the people, not the people fit the services, otherwise the services don’t work as well,” Mr Winderlich said.