Magistrates Court of Western Australia
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The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the state’s lower-level court that primarily handles minor criminal matters, civil disputes of limited value, and various administrative and regulatory cases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magistrates Court of Western Australia canonical | 2 |
| Industrial Magistrates Court of Western Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10781466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magistrates Court of Western Australia Context triple: [Judiciary of Western Australia, hasCourt, Magistrates Court of Western Australia]
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A.
Judiciary of Western Australia
The Judiciary of Western Australia is the system of courts and judicial officers responsible for interpreting and applying the law and administering justice within the Australian state of Western Australia.
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B.
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest court in the state’s judicial system, handling the most serious criminal and civil cases and serving as the principal court of appeal.
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C.
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
The Magistrates Court of Tasmania is a lower-level state court that handles the majority of criminal, civil, and minor matters in Tasmania’s judicial system.
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D.
Local Court of New South Wales
The Local Court of New South Wales is a lower-level state court that primarily handles less serious criminal matters, civil disputes of limited monetary value, and various local and administrative legal issues across New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
District Court of New South Wales
The District Court of New South Wales is an intermediate-level trial court in the Australian state of New South Wales that hears serious criminal and civil matters and contributes to the development of the state’s common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magistrates Court of Western Australia Target entity description: The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the state’s lower-level court that primarily handles minor criminal matters, civil disputes of limited value, and various administrative and regulatory cases.
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A.
Judiciary of Western Australia
The Judiciary of Western Australia is the system of courts and judicial officers responsible for interpreting and applying the law and administering justice within the Australian state of Western Australia.
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B.
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest court in the state’s judicial system, handling the most serious criminal and civil cases and serving as the principal court of appeal.
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C.
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
The Magistrates Court of Tasmania is a lower-level state court that handles the majority of criminal, civil, and minor matters in Tasmania’s judicial system.
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D.
Local Court of New South Wales
The Local Court of New South Wales is a lower-level state court that primarily handles less serious criminal matters, civil disputes of limited monetary value, and various local and administrative legal issues across New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
District Court of New South Wales
The District Court of New South Wales is an intermediate-level trial court in the Australian state of New South Wales that hears serious criminal and civil matters and contributes to the development of the state’s common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
lower court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department of Justice of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
District Court of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilJurisdictionLimit | limited monetary value ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtLevel | inferior court ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2005 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Criminal Procedure Act 2004 (WA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (WA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
administrative cases
ⓘ
civil disputes of limited value ⓘ minor criminal matters ⓘ regulatory cases ⓘ some indictable offences triable summarily ⓘ summary offences ⓘ |
| hasJudicialOfficers | magistrates ⓘ |
| hasRegistry |
Perth Magistrates Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional magistrates courts in Western Australia ⓘ |
| hears |
bail applications
ⓘ
committal proceedings ⓘ liquor licensing prosecutions ⓘ local government prosecutions ⓘ minor civil claims ⓘ restraining order applications ⓘ traffic offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | court system of Western Australia ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Claims Tribunal of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Claims Tribunal of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Supreme Court of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
administrative
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civil ⓘ criminal ⓘ regulatory ⓘ |
| website | https://www.magistratescourt.wa.gov.au ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magistrates Court of Western Australia Description of subject: The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the state’s lower-level court that primarily handles minor criminal matters, civil disputes of limited value, and various administrative and regulatory cases.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Industrial Magistrates Court of Western Australia