Useful Links
Below is a list of useful web sites:
Commonwealth Courts
- High Court of Australia
- Information about the Court, which is the highest court in the Australian judicial system and which hears appeals from the Western Australian Court of Appeal, and court procedures.
- Federal Court of Australia
- Information about the court, which has jurisdiction conferred on it by legislation of the Australian Parliament, and court procedures.
State Courts
- State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
- Information about the Tribunal, which is the primary place for the review of decisions made by the State government and local agencies.
- District Court of Western Australia
- Information about the District Court, which deals with serious criminal offences for which the maximum penalty is 20 years' imprisonment and civil claims up to $500,000. The District Court has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages for personal injuries and exclusive jurisdiction in regard to claims for damages for injury sustained in motor vehicle accidents.
- Family Court of Western Australia
- Information on the services of this court, which is vested with State and Federal jurisdiction in matters of family law and deals with divorce, property of a marriage or defacto relationship, matters relating to children, maintenance and adoptions.
Department of the Attorney General
- Department of the Attorney General
- Links to the various divisions of Western Australian Department of the Attorney General.
Others
- AustLII
- Australasian Legal Information Institute. A comprehensive database of case law, legislation and secondary resources.
- Australian Law Online
- Access to law and justice related information and services from all levels of government.
- Francis Burt Law Education Centre & Museum
- Information on the history and educational services of this unique Western Australian law museum.
- Law Society of WA
- Information about the organisation, which is a voluntary association of lawyers who assist one another in the practice of law, assist the community by advocating for justice, providing education about the law and facilitating access to legal services.
- Legal Aid WA
- Information on the aims and services of the organisation, which is an independent statutory body set up by the Legal Aid Commission Act 1976 to provide information, advice and other legal help.
- Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
- Practitioners and self represented litigants with the approval of the Law Library may also use the Law Library at the Supreme Court. The Law Library catalogue may be searched at this web site.
- Victim Support Services
- Information about services available to victims of crime including child witnesses.
