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Magistrates Court of Western Australia

Magistrates Court of Western Australia

The Magistrates Court of Western Australia deals with adults, aged 18 or over, required to appear in court after being charged with a criminal offence.

Some criminal offences are known as 'simple offences' and will be dealt with in the Magistrates Court.

More serious criminal offences, known as 'indictable offences', commence in the Magistrates Court. While some of these offences (known as 'either way' offences) may be dealt with in the Magistrates Court, the most serious offences must be sent on to be heard in the District or Supreme Courts.

The Magistrates Court deals with civil matters involving claims up to $75,000. For minor cases, the jurisdictional limit of the Magistrates Court is $10,000.

The Magistrates Court also deals with consumer/trader claims of $75,000 or less, and minor case consumer/trader claims of $10,000 or less.

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The Magistrates Court has a number of registries located around the State to deal with:

  • Criminal – offence-based matters and for the payment of court imposed fines and
  • Civil – claims for debt or damages and non-offence-based matters.

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