Family Court Registry
The Family Court Registry is located at the Terrace Road entrance of the Court:
The self-serve kiosk is available for you to prepare, scan and upload your Court documents through the eCourts Portal of Western Australia.
Access to the public kiosk computers is available each weekday.
In the kiosk, you can:
- register on the eCourts Portal of Western Australia
- prepare documents
- scan and upload documents to the portal
- have documents witnessed by a Justice of the Peace
- inspect subpoenaed documents and inspect court files by appointment only in the Subpoenas Viewing area
- be referred to the Legal Aid duty lawyer
You can also contact the registry call centre with enquiries on 08 9224 8222.
Filing documents
Documents that are not available for electronic lodgement can be submitted to the Court by post, please ensure you submit the original and enough copies for the other parties to:
GPO Box 9991
PERTH WA 6848
Computer facilities
Justice of the Peace
There is a Justice of the Peace at the registry Monday-Friday 9:30am to 1:00pm.
Also a Justice of the Peace at the Citizen's Advice Bureau Perth Office at 25 Barrack St Monday-Friday 9:00am to 3:30pm.
The Department of Justice has a list of Document Witnessing Centres where you can find a Justice of the Peace.
Remember to take ID so your identity can be confirmed.
Community Resource Centres
The Western Australian Community Resource Network (WACRN) is comprised of over 100 rural, remote and regional Community Resource Centres (CRCs). The centres are not-for-profit organisations that are independently owned and operated by their local community.
CRCs can provide access to computers, photocopiers, printers, video conferencing and the internet.
You may be able to utilise a CRC near you for preparing and filing your court documents.
Please go to their website for further information http://www.crc.net.au/Our-Network/Pages/default.aspx
Last updated: 13-Apr-2022
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