The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The District Court commenced in 1970, amid additional stress placed on the existing Magistrates Court and Supreme Court due to the increasing population of Western Australia. At its inception, the Court consisted of four judges: Sydney Howard Good, William Page Pidgeon, Desmond Charles Heenan and Robert Edmond Jones. The current Chief Judge of the District Court is Julie Anne Wager, who has held the position since 2 May 2020.
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| - District Court of Western Australia (en)
- Cour de district de l'Australie-Occidentale (fr)
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| - La Cour de district de l'Australie-Occidentale (District Court of Western Australia en anglais) est une cour de niveau intermédiaire en Australie-Occidentale. Elle a été fondée en 1970 alors que la population de l'Australie-Occidentale augmentait. En ce qui a trait à sa juridiction criminelle, la cour juge des offences criminelles avec une sanction d'emprisonnement maximale de 25 ans. Pour sa juridiction civile, elle juge des réclamations civiles jusqu'à 750 000 $ et n'a aucune limite pour des réclamations pour des dommages dans les cas de blessures personnelles. Les décisions de la Cour de magistrats et de certains tribunaux peuvent faire l'objet d'un appel à la Cour de district. (fr)
- The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The District Court commenced in 1970, amid additional stress placed on the existing Magistrates Court and Supreme Court due to the increasing population of Western Australia. At its inception, the Court consisted of four judges: Sydney Howard Good, William Page Pidgeon, Desmond Charles Heenan and Robert Edmond Jones. The current Chief Judge of the District Court is Julie Anne Wager, who has held the position since 2 May 2020. (en)
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- Mandatory retirement by age of 70 (en)
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| - Parliament of Western Australia via the: (en)
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| - The District Court building in Perth (en)
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| - District Court building in Perth, Western Australia.jpg (en)
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| - Headquartered in Perth ( with 12 country registries located in Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, and South Hedland. ) (en)
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| - Governor appointed by the recommendation of Cabinet. (en)
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| - The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The District Court commenced in 1970, amid additional stress placed on the existing Magistrates Court and Supreme Court due to the increasing population of Western Australia. At its inception, the Court consisted of four judges: Sydney Howard Good, William Page Pidgeon, Desmond Charles Heenan and Robert Edmond Jones. 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. (en)
- La Cour de district de l'Australie-Occidentale (District Court of Western Australia en anglais) est une cour de niveau intermédiaire en Australie-Occidentale. Elle a été fondée en 1970 alors que la population de l'Australie-Occidentale augmentait. En ce qui a trait à sa juridiction criminelle, la cour juge des offences criminelles avec une sanction d'emprisonnement maximale de 25 ans. Pour sa juridiction civile, elle juge des réclamations civiles jusqu'à 750 000 $ et n'a aucune limite pour des réclamations pour des dommages dans les cas de blessures personnelles. Les décisions de la Cour de magistrats et de certains tribunaux peuvent faire l'objet d'un appel à la Cour de district. (fr)
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| - District Court of Western Australia (en)
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