Update to Children's Court sittings in remote and regional Western Australia
Information Note
Further to the Public Notice issued by the heads of jurisdiction on 29 June 2026, and in light of the new Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Justice and Western Australia Police for the provision of court security and custodial services in remote and regional Western Australia:
- the arrangements for Children's Court sittings detailed in the Children's Court Information Note dated 15 May 2026 will continue up to 2 August 2026; and
- from 3 August 2026 court sittings will resume in accordance with the previous arrangements.
Judge Hylton Quail
President
Children's Court of Western Australia
30 June 2026
Last updated: 30 June 2026