An electronic database is available for use in matters heard in the electronic courtrooms of the Supreme Court in Perth. The Supreme Court has four courts equipped with electronic trial facilities (Courts 1, 3 and 6 in the heritage listed Supreme Court building, and Court 14.1 at 111 St Georges Terrace). These resources may be used for e-Trials or e-Appeals.
Before a matter receives a hearing date, the court and relevant parties must decide if the hearing is to be conducted using electronic technology. If so, documents relevant to the matter must be submitted to the court in an electronic format for compiling on the database.
During the trial, all parties, including the judge are able to access the database. The judge's associate controls the display of information to the entire court. Counsel do not need to know how to use the database to call up an exhibit.
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Technical Guide for Preparing & Submitting Documents for e-Trials outlines the standards that are used by the Supreme Court for the formatting and delivery of material to the Court for use in electronic trials. The electronic material supplied to the Court must comply with these standards, unless other arrangements have been agreed to by the Court. The Court will then compile the e-Trial book database and make it available to all parties to a matter, including the presiding judge and the electronic courtroom.
For further information about electronic trials please contact Judicial Support on (08) 9425 2634 or judicial.support@justice.wa.gov.au.
