District Court of Western Australia

District Court of Western Australia
District Court of Western Australia
Established	1 Apr 1970
Jurisdiction	Western Australia
Location	Headquartered in Perth with 12 country registries located in Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, and South Hedland.
Composition method	Governor appointed by the recommendation of Cabinet.
Authorized by	Parliament of Western Australia via the: District Court Act 1969 (WA)
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Western Australia
Appeals from	Magistrates Court of Western Australia
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 70
Website	https://districtcourt.wa.gov.au/
Chief Judge
Currently	Julie Anne Wager
Since	2 May 2020

The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The Perth Registry is located at 500 Hay Street, Perth. Other registries are located at Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, and South Hedland.

In the Criminal jurisdiction it hears serious, indictable criminal offences for which the maximum penalty is 25 years imprisonment.

In the Civil jurisdiction, the District Court hears civil claims of up to $750 000 and has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages in personal injury cases.

Decisions from the Magistrates Court and some tribunals can be appealed against in the District Court. The court is low in the Australian court hierarchy.

The current Chief Judge of the District Court is Julie Anne Wager, who has held the position since 2 May 2020.^[1]

References[]

^ "Judges". Retrieved 19 August 2020.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Judges". Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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