District Court of Western Australia Act 1969

District Court of Western Australia Act 1969

84 of 1969

17 Nov 1969

1 Apr 1970 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Mar 1970 p. 903)

District Court of Western Australia Act Amendment Act 1970

14 of 1970

29 Apr 1970

Act other than s. 3(b): 29 Apr 1970 (see s. 2(1));
s. 3(b): 18 May 1970 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 May 1970 p. 1331)

District Court of Western Australia Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970

100 of 1970

8 Dec 1970

8 Dec 1970

District Court of Western Australia Act Amendment Act 1972

40 of 1972

16 Jun 1972

Act other than s. 3‑6, 8, 9, 11 and 12: 16 Jun 1972 (see s. 2(1));
s. 3‑6, 8, 9 and 12: 13 Jul 1972 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 30 Jun 1972 p. 2098);
s. 11: 13 Jul 1972 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 30 Jun 1972 p. 2098)

Acts Amendment (Judicial Salaries and Pensions) Act 1972 Pt. II

91 of 1972

4 Dec 1972

1 Jan 1973 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 approved 9 Apr 1973 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Judicial Salaries and Pensions) Act 1974 Pt. II

23 of 1974

23 Oct 1974

1 Jul 1974 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Judicial Salaries and Pensions) Act 1975 Pt. II

45 of 1975

18 Sep 1975

8 Aug 1975 (see s. 2)

District Court of Western Australia Act Amendment Act 1975

58 of 1975

24 Oct 1975

1 Jan 1976 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Nov 1975 p. 4125)

Acts Amendment (Jurisdiction of Courts) Act 1976 Pt. I

69 of 1976

6 Oct 1976

1 Jan 1977 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Dec 1976 p. 5028)

Acts Amendment (Expert Evidence) Act 1976 Pt. III

111 of 1976

25 Nov 1976

25 Nov 1976

Acts Amendment (Supreme Court and District Court) Act 1978 Pt. III

112 of 1978

12 Dec 1978

1 Apr 1970 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 approved 5 Sep 1980 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Jurisdiction of Courts) Act 1981 Pt. II

118 of 1981

14 Dec 1981

1 Feb 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jan 1982 p. 175)

Acts Amendment (Judicial Appointments) Act 1982 Pt. III

7 of 1982

6 May 1982

6 May 1982

Acts Amendment (Abolition of Capital Punishment) Act 1984 Pt. VIII

52 of 1984

5 Sep 1984

3 Oct 1984

District Court of Western Australia Amendment Act 1984

122 of 1984

27 Dec 1984

s. 1‑7, 12 and 13: 24 Jan 1985 (see s. 2(1));
s. 8‑11: 1 Mar 1985 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1 Mar 1985 p. 777)

Acts Amendment (Sexual Assaults) Act 1985 Pt. V

74 of 1985

20 Nov 1985

1 Apr 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Feb 1986 p. 605)

Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3

98 of 1985

4 Dec 1985

1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)

Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 s. 3(1)

109 of 1985

7 Jan 1986

1 Apr 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Feb 1986 p. 605)

Acts Amendment (Penalties for Contempt of Court) Act 1986 Pt. II

71 of 1986

4 Dec 1986

4 Dec 1986 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 12 Feb 1987 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Legal Practitioners, Costs and Taxation) Act 1987 Pt. IV

65 of 1987

1 Dec 1987

12 Feb 1988 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 12 Feb 1988 p. 397)

Judges’ Salaries and Pensions Amendment Act 1987 s. 8

82 of 1987

1 Dec 1987

1 Dec 1987 (see s. 2)

Supreme and District Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 Pt. 3

14 of 1991

21 Jun 1991

21 Jun 1991 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 1992 s. 6(8)

14 of 1992

17 Jun 1992

1 Aug 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 1992 p. 3671)

Acts Amendment (Jurisdiction and Criminal Procedure) Act 1992 Pt. 3

53 of 1992

9 Dec 1992

1 Mar 1993 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 26 Jan 1993 p. 823)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 20 Feb 1996 (includes amendments listed above)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1996 Pt. 3

36 of 1996

10 Oct 1996

10 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Auxiliary Judges) Act 1997 Pt. 2

23 of 1997

18 Sep 1997

18 Sep 1997 (see s. 2)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 48

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 1 Jan 1999 (includes amendments listed above)

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000 Pt. 2 (s. 3‑7)

27 of 2000

6 Jul 2000

s. 3‑5: 6 Jul 2000 (see s. 2(1));
s. 6 and 7: 28 Jul 2001 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 27 Jul 2001 p. 3797)

State Records (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 Pt. 3

53 of 2000

28 Nov 2000

1 Dec 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 2001 p. 6067)

Reprint of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 19 Jan 2001 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000 s. 6‑7 and the State Records (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000)

Vexatious Proceedings Restriction Act 2002 s. 13

23 of 2002

18 Sep 2002

28 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Sep 2002 p. 4877)

Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 17

28 of 2003

22 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 32, 111 and 125

65 of 2003

4 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)

Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 32

45 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 10 ²

59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 5 of 2008 s. 24)

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 Pt. 7

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction by Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 7: The District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 19 Aug 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Limitation Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2005 Pt. 5 ³

20 of 2005

15 Nov 2005

15 Nov 2005 (see s. 2)

Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005 Pt. 6

24 of 2005

2 Dec 2005

1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 660

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 31

29 of 2008

27 Jun 2008

1 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 22 Jul 2008 p. 3353)

Reprint 8: The District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 7 Nov 2008 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Legal Profession Act 2008)

Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 s. 45 it. 5

23 of 2012

29 Aug 2012

7 Aug 2013 (see s. 1B(b) and Gazette 6 Aug 2013 p. 3677)

Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 3 Div. 10 

20 of 2013

4 Nov 2013

25 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 22 Nov 2013 p. 5391)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methylamphetamine Offences) Act 2017 Pt. 3

3 of 2017

21 Aug 2017

18 Sep 2017 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 9: The District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 as at 9 Mar 2018 (includes amendments listed above)

Court Jurisdiction Legislation Amendment Act 2018 Pt. 2

28 of 2018

2 Nov 2018

1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 21 Dec 2018 p. 4845)

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 Pt. 17 Div. 7

9 of 2022

14 Apr 2022

1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2)