District Court of Western Australia

The District Court is an intermediate trial court placing it between the Magistrates Court and the Supreme Court in the Western Australian courts hierarchy.

The District Court deals with serious criminal offences including serious assaults, sexual assaults, serious fraud and commercial theft, burglary and drug offences. The District Court also determines civil claims up to $750,000 and has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages for personal injury.

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Notice to Practioners - Practice Directions
The District Court has issued a new Practice Direction on Court Attire and reissued their Consolidated Civil Practice Direction. Both can be found on the new updated District Court website. [17/12/2009]
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Notice to Practitioners - Technical Standards
The Court has issued a new Circular to Practitioners which sets out for litigants the acceptable file formats for the presentation of digital evidence in trials and hearings. [18/08/2009]
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Circular to Practitioners - Videolink
The District Court has today issued its Circular to Practitioners CRIM 2009/1 Videolink. [8/05/2009 ]
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