Judiciary of Western Australia

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The Judiciary of Western Australia is the system of courts and judicial officers responsible for interpreting and applying the law and administering justice within the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesIn Western Australia
surface form: State of Western Australia
appliesLaw common law of Australia
relevant federal law of Australia
statute law of Western Australia
basedOn Australian common law
country Australia
employs judges
judicial support staff
magistrates
registrars
ensures rule of law in Western Australia
guaranteedBy Constitution of Western Australia
hasAppealTo Supreme Court of Western Australia
surface form: Court of Appeal of Western Australia
hasBuilding District Court of Western Australia building
Supreme Court of Western Australia building
hasCourt Children's Court of Western Australia
Coroner's Court of Western Australia
District Court of Western Australia
Family Court of Western Australia
Magistrates Court of Western Australia
surface form: Industrial Magistrates Court of Western Australia

Magistrates Court of Western Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia
hasFinalAppealTo High Court of Australia
hasFunction civil dispute resolution
criminal adjudication
enforcement of rights and obligations under Western Australian law
interpretation of state legislation
judicial review of administrative action
hasLevel intermediate courts
lower courts
superior courts
hasTribunal State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
headedBy Chief Justice of Western Australia
jurisdiction Western Australia
legalSystem common law
location Perth
overseenBy Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia
Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia
partOf Government of Western Australia
responsibleFor administration of justice in Western Australia
application of law in Western Australia
interpretation of law in Western Australia
separateFrom Government of Western Australia
surface form: Executive Government of Western Australia

Parliament of Western Australia
subjectTo Australian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Australia

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Government of Western Australia hasComponent Judiciary of Western Australia
Constitution of Western Australia enforcedBy Judiciary of Western Australia
this entity surface form: courts of Western Australia
Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia category Judiciary of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Western Australian law