District Court of Western Australia
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The District Court of Western Australia is an intermediate trial court that primarily handles serious criminal offences and substantial civil matters within the state’s judicial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District Court of Western Australia canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court in Western Australia
ⓘ
court of record ⓘ intermediate trial court ⓘ |
| aboveInHierarchy | Magistrates Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WA District Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belowInHierarchy | Supreme Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 2008 ⓘ |
| canConduct |
judge-alone trials
ⓘ
jury trials ⓘ |
| commencedOperation | 1970 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1970 ⓘ |
| employs |
court staff
ⓘ
judges ⓘ registrars ⓘ |
| establishedBy | District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District Court of Western Australia Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
serious criminal offences not reserved to the Supreme Court
ⓘ
substantial civil matters ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudge | Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCivilJurisdictionUpTo | A$750,000 (general civil claims) ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
civil division
ⓘ
criminal division ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
civil courtrooms
ⓘ
criminal courtrooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of civil disputes
ⓘ
adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ hearing appeals from the Magistrates Court in some matters ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | court security officers ⓘ |
| hasType | state court ⓘ |
| hasUnlimitedJurisdiction | personal injury claims ⓘ |
| hears |
civil matters
ⓘ
indictable offences ⓘ serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District Court Building, 500 Hay Street, Perth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
court system of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
judiciary of Western Australia ⓘ |
| region | Perth central business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | State of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | appellate review by the Supreme Court of Western Australia ⓘ |
| website | https://www.districtcourt.wa.gov.au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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