WA Coroners Court – Central Law Courts List Today

WA Coroners Court – Central Law Courts court list, law list and court schedule

The WA Coroners Court list is your essential resource for tracking all inquests and hearings listed before the Coroner's Court of Western Australia, located at Level 10, Central Law Courts, 501 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000 — a specialist court established under the Coroners Act 1996 (WA) to investigate reportable deaths and fires in Western Australia, determining the cause and manner of death and making recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. The Coroner's Court of Western Australia sits at Level 10 of the Central Law Courts building at 501 Hay Street in Perth's CBD — open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm — and can be contacted by phone on (08) 9425 2900 or toll-free on 1800 671 994, handling all manner of reportable deaths including deaths in custody, workplace deaths, deaths of children, deaths in care, and any death where the cause is unknown or apparently unnatural across the state. Whether you need to check the WA Coroners Court list, confirm an inquest date, or review an upcoming matter on the court schedule, this page provides accurate and up-to-date scheduling information for Coroner's Court proceedings at the Central Law Courts in Perth.

The WA Coroners Court daily law list covers coroner's inquests into reportable deaths, preliminary hearings, mention hearings, inquest directions hearings, and fire inquiries — with the Coroner's Court determining the identity of the deceased, the date and place of death, the cause and manner of death, and the particulars needed to register the death under Western Australian law, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar deaths occurring in the future. The Coroner's Court of Western Australia exercises jurisdiction over deaths occurring in WA as well as deaths of WA residents occurring elsewhere — and under recent appointments, the former State Coroner Philip Urquhart was appointed as a Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of WA on 3 November 2025, reflecting the close relationship between the Coronial and Magistrates Court jurisdictions in the WA court system. The WA Coroners Court schedule is accessible at courts.wa.gov.au, and the Coroner's Court website at coronerscourt.wa.gov.au provides information for families on the coronial investigation process, finding status, and how to apply for access to coronial documents and exhibits.

The Coroner's Court at Level 10, Central Law Courts on Hay Street is accessible by train via Perth Underground and City West stations, by bus from Wellington Street Bus Station, and on foot from the Perth CBD — with the Central Law Courts building also housing the Magistrates Court, District Court, and various other legal services in the heart of Perth's justice precinct. Families and interested parties with a loved one's matter before the Coroner's Court of WA can access information about the coronial investigation process, case updates, and making submissions by contacting the Coroner's Court on (08) 9425 2900 or 1800 671 994, or by emailing the registry through the coronerscourt.wa.gov.au website. Whether you are a family member, a legal representative, a public health body, or a member of the public reviewing the WA Coroners Court list, this page is your trusted guide to the daily law list, court schedule, and contact details for proceedings before the Coroner's Court of Western Australia at the Central Law Courts, Perth.