WA District Court – Derby Courthouse List Today

WA District Court – Derby Courthouse court list, law list and court schedule

The WA District Court Derby list is your essential resource for tracking all matters listed before the District Court of Western Australia – Derby Registry, located at Loch Street, Derby WA 6728, PO Box 137 — a remote regional circuit courthouse in the Shire of Derby–West Kimberley, approximately 2,407 kilometres north of Perth on the Kimberley coast, serving Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, and the surrounding West Kimberley communities, with District Court Civil, Circuit, and Criminal Sittings scheduled on eight occasions throughout the year. Derby is the administrative centre of the West Kimberley — a remote tidal mudflat and boab tree country on the King Sound at the gateway to the Gibb River Road, the Dampier Peninsula, and the spectacular Horizontal Falls — with the Derby Courthouse on Loch Street also serving as a Magistrates Court, Children's Court, and District Court registry, making it one of the most multi-jurisdictional regional courthouses in Western Australia. Whether you need to check the WA District Court Derby list, confirm a sitting date, or review an upcoming matter on the court schedule, this page provides accurate and up-to-date scheduling information for District Court proceedings at the Derby Courthouse.

The Derby District Court daily law list covers serious indictable criminal matters including serious assaults, sexual assaults, serious fraud, burglary, and drug offences with maximum penalties up to 25 years' imprisonment — as well as civil claims up to $750,000 and unlimited jurisdiction in personal injury damages claims — with the Derby courthouse also sitting as the Children's Court for summary criminal matters involving accused persons aged under 18, and the Supreme Court holding Civil, Circuit, and Criminal Sittings at Derby on four occasions throughout the year. The Derby Courthouse can be contacted by phone on (08) 9191 1406, by fax on (08) 9193 1025, or by email at [email protected] — standard registry hours are Monday to Friday (closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm), at Loch Street, Derby WA 6728, PO Box 137. The Derby District Court schedule is accessible through the District Court of WA website at districtcourt.wa.gov.au and through the eCourts Portal at ecourts.justice.wa.gov.au, with eight scheduled District Court circuit sitting occasions per year.

As Derby is one of Western Australia's most remote regional courthouses — approximately 2,407 kilometres north of Perth in the West Kimberley, accessible by road via the Great Northern Highway or by Derby Airport — all parties with matters at the Derby District Court should confirm the next scheduled circuit sitting date well in advance by contacting [email protected] or (08) 9191 1406 before making the journey to Loch Street, particularly during the wet season when road access across the Kimberley can be unreliable. Parties requiring legal representation for District Court matters at Derby can contact Legal Aid WA on 1300 650 579, with Legal Aid offices in Broome serving the West Kimberley and providing duty lawyer services at the Derby Courthouse on scheduled District Court sitting days. Whether you are a defendant in a serious criminal matter, a civil litigant, a legal practitioner, or a member of the public reviewing the WA District Court Derby list, this page is your trusted guide to the daily law list, court schedule, and contact details for proceedings at the District Court of WA – Derby Courthouse in the West Kimberley.