District Court of Western Australia

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court in Western Australia court of record intermediate trial court

The District Court of Western Australia is an intermediate trial court that primarily handles serious criminal offences and substantial civil matters within the state’s judicial system.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
District Court of Western Australia canonical	7
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA)	4
District Court of Western Australia Regulations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10781465 — 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: District Court of Western Australia
Context triple: [Judiciary of Western Australia, hasCourt, District Court of Western Australia]

A. Magistrates Court of Western Australia
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.
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is a superior national court that primarily deals with civil disputes governed by federal law and reviews decisions of federal tribunals and lower courts across Australia.
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: District Court of Western Australia
Target entity description: The District Court of Western Australia is an intermediate trial court that primarily handles serious criminal offences and substantial civil matters within the state’s judicial system.

A. Magistrates Court of Western Australia
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.
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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is a superior national court that primarily deals with civil disputes governed by federal law and reviews decisions of federal tribunals and lower courts across Australia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court in Western Australia ⓘ court of record ⓘ intermediate trial court ⓘ
aboveInHierarchy	Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	WA District Court ⓘ
appealsTo	Supreme Court of Western Australia ⓘ
belowInHierarchy	Supreme Court of Western Australia ⓘ
buildingOpened	2008 ⓘ
canConduct	judge-alone trials ⓘ jury trials ⓘ
commencedOperation	1970 ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
dateEstablished	1970 ⓘ
employs	court staff ⓘ judges ⓘ registrars ⓘ
establishedBy	District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) ⓘ linked to: District Court of Western Australia
governingLaw	District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) ⓘ linked to: District Court of Western Australia District Court of Western Australia Regulations ⓘ linked to: District Court of Western Australia
handles	serious criminal offences not reserved to the Supreme Court ⓘ substantial civil matters ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia ⓘ
hasCivilJurisdictionUpTo	A$750,000 (general civil claims) ⓘ
hasDivision	civil division ⓘ criminal division ⓘ
hasFacility	civil courtrooms ⓘ criminal courtrooms ⓘ
hasFunction	adjudication of civil disputes ⓘ adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ hearing appeals from the Magistrates Court in some matters ⓘ
hasSecurity	court security officers ⓘ
hasType	state court ⓘ
hasUnlimitedJurisdiction	personal injury claims ⓘ
hears	civil matters ⓘ indictable offences ⓘ serious criminal offences ⓘ
jurisdiction	Western Australia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locatedIn	District Court Building, 500 Hay Street, Perth ⓘ linked to: District Court of Western Australia building Perth, Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Perth
partOf	court system of Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Western Australia judiciary of Western Australia ⓘ
region	Perth central business district ⓘ linked to: Central Business District of Perth
regionServed	State of Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Western Australia
subjectTo	appellate review by the Supreme Court of Western Australia ⓘ
website	https://www.districtcourt.wa.gov.au ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Western Australia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judiciary of Western Australia → hasCourt → District Court of Western Australia ⓘ

Supreme Court of Western Australia → hearsAppealsFrom → District Court of Western Australia ⓘ

Magistrates Court of Western Australia → appealsTo → District Court of Western Australia ⓘ

Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia → partOf → District Court of Western Australia ⓘ

Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia → headOf → District Court of Western Australia ⓘ

Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia → legalBasis → District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA) ⓘ