DISTRICT COURT
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 of Western Australia deals with civil claims for debt or damages of up to $750,000 and has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages for personal injury.
To give some context as to the District Court of Western Australia’s civil workload, the Annual Report of the Department of Justice for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 records that in 2017/18:
- 5,270 civil cases lodged, 134 of which were appeals from lower courts; or
- 5,014 civil cases finalised, 99 of which were appeals from lower courts,
with only 58 civil cases being finalised by trial!
The website of the District Court of Western Australia can be accessed here.
The District Court of Western Australia is located at 500 Hay Street, Perth.
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