CHILDREN'S COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1988
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
PART 2 -- Children’s Court of Western Australia
Division 1 -- Establishment and constitution
- 5 Establishment of Court
- 6 Constitution of Court
- 6A Protection of judicial officers
Division 2 -- Judges and magistrates
- 7 Appointment, terms, conditions etc. of judges
- 8 Tenure of office
- 8A Absence etc. of President
- 9 Acting judge
- 10 Appointment of magistrates
- 11 Work of magistrates appointed to both Magistrates Court and Children’s Court
- 12 Oath or affirmation of office
- 12A President may assign duties to magistrates
Division 3 -- Sittings of the Court
- 13 Where and when Court operates
- 14 Power to sit in chambers
- 15 Police officers to attend Court
Division 4 -- Officers of the Court
- 16 Appointment of registrars etc.
- 17 Duties of registrar
- 18 Power of registrars to administer oaths etc.
PART 3 -- Jurisdiction of the Court
- 19 Criminal jurisdiction as regards children
- 19A Application of sections 19B to 19E
19B. Jurisdiction and procedure for charges of indictable offences
- 19C Court may transfer charge to Magistrates Court where child and adult charged with same offence
- 19D Court may transfer charge to Magistrates Court where accused has turned
- 19E Procedure for charges of Commonwealth indictable offences
- 19F Rules
- 20 Non-criminal jurisdiction as regards children
- 21 Limitations on exercise of certain jurisdiction
- 22 President may extend powers of magistrate
- 23 Court may require attendance of parent or guardian
- 27 Certain orders may be set aside
- 28 Court may re-hear proceedings
- 29 Witnesses and contempt
- 30 Transfer of complaint to court of competent jurisdiction
PART 4 -- Procedure of the Court
- 31 Exclusion of persons from hearing
- 33 CEOs or officers may take part in proceedings
- 34 Court must explain proceedings
- 35 Restrictions on reports of proceedings
- 36 Disclosure of convictions, orders etc. restricted
- 36AA Disclosure for certain research purposes
- 36A Supreme Court may allow publication etc.
- 37 Practice and procedure
- 38 Rules of court
- 39 Mode of enforcing orders by Court
- 39A Judgments, enforcement of
PART 5 -- Review and appeal
- 40 Review by President of certain sentences
- 41 Appeals against decisions of magistrates etc.
- 42 Appeal against certain other orders
- 42A Appeals from judges’ decisions in criminal matters
- 43 Appeals to Court of Appeal
PART 7 -- Miscellaneous
- 51 Forms of proceedings
- 51A Court’s records, access to
- 52 Regulations
- 53 Fees, regulations may prescribe
PART 8 -- Transitional provisions for Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Act 2022
- 54 Magistrates performing Children’s Court functions before commencement of Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Act 2022