The Child Support Agency is designed to support separated parents to transfer money for the benefit of their children.
Responsible for protecting and caring for children and focuses on meeting the needs of vulnerable families and children.
The Court deals with serious criminal offences with a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment (for example, serious assaults, sexual assaults, serious fraud and commercial theft, burglary and drug offences).
The Court also deals with civil claims of up to $750,000. It has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages for personal injuries and it has exclusive jurisdiction in regard to claims for damages for injury sustained in motor vehicle accidents.
Fair Work Australia is the national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions relations to the safety net of minimum wages and employment conditions, enterprise bargaining, industrial action, dispute resolution, termination of employment and other workplace matters.
The Family Court of WA is where most family disputes are heard with regard to both children and property matters. The website contains many helpful information sheets.
Landgate deals with the lodgment of documentation relating to the purchase and sale of land, including mortgages, transfers, caveats and easements.
Legal Aid is an independent statutory body set up by the Legal Aid Commission Act 1975. The legal aid scheme provides aid for people in legal disputes either by providing legal services, information or funds to employ lawyers, depending on a person’s circumstances.
The Magistrates Court has multiple registries located around the State to deal with criminal offence based matters and more serious indictable offences which begin in the Magistrates Court before being transferred to other courts.
The Magistrates Court also hears civil claims for debt or damages and non-offence based matters (for example extraordinary drivers licence applications, residential tenancy matters and retraining orders).
A community based organisation which provides relationship support in the form of counselling, education programs and primary dispute resolution.
The Supreme Court is the State’s highest court, with responsibility for both criminal and civil matters. It deals with very serious criminal charges, such as murder, armed robbery and serious breaches of Commonwealth drug enforcement laws. Generally, it hears civil cases where the amount involved in the dispute is more than $750,000. The Supreme Court website also contains information with regard to Probate.
Online copies of awards are available. Information on unfair dismissal. Information on employer/employee agreements.
Occupational health and safety, and workplace safety issues.