27-534: WASC may refer to: Supreme Court of Western Australia WASC (AM) , a radio station (1530 AM) licensed to Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States West Africa Submarine Cable West African School Certificate Western Association of Schools and Colleges Wisconsin Association of School Councils Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
54-582: A later date. He arrived in Western Australia with his wife, Louisa Bryan, and five children on 29 January 1861. In June of that year, the Supreme Court ordinance was proclaimed, thus establishing the Supreme Court of Western Australia . Sir Archibald was appointed Chief Justice and Advocate General. The initial years of the Supreme Court were characterised mainly by the lack of work. Western Australia
81-472: A total of £119 7s 9d for seven enslaved people. Burt was called to the bar of Saint Christopher in 1830, although he had not been eligible for the bar in England as he was still under the age of majority. He established a legal practice in 1833 and by 1838 had been commissioned as one of the island's few notaries public , as well as serving as an honorary aide-de-camp to the island's lieutenant-governor . He
108-674: A towering figure in Western Australian society and left an indelible mark on the legal profession. Sir Archibald had not courted popularity but he had earned, for himself and the new Supreme Court, widespread respect. In 1836, Burt married Louisa Emily Bryan, the daughter of a local physician, at St. George's Anglican Church in Basseterre, Saint Christopher. The couple had twelve children, two of whom died in infancy. His seventh son Septimus became attorney-general of Western Australia, while his daughter Louisa married George Leake , who became
135-643: Is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia . It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of A$ 750,000 or more), and hears the most serious criminal matters. The Supreme Court consists of a General Division (equivalent to the Trial Division in other states) and the Court of Appeal. The General Division deals with serious criminal matters, civil cases where
162-1021: The Brothersons estate of 300 acres (120 ha) in the Capisterre district. He was sent to England to attend a private school in Richmond, Surrey , and was then admitted to study law at the Middle Temple in April 1825, aged 14. In 1835 and 1836 Burt was awarded compensation by the British government for relinquishing slaves in Saint Christopher. The claim on 5 October 1835 for 3 enslaved, yielded £67 0s 3d to Burt himself. Two claims were awarded on 15 February 1836, to Burt and Francis Spencer Wigley (who became President of Saint Christopher in 1880 and of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1888), for 3 and 4 slaves, netting
189-471: The Full Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal were subsumed by the Court of Appeal, which, while still a division of the Supreme Court, has judges which sit solely on appeal cases. The Supreme Court is currently constituted by the following judicial officers (in order of seniority): The Supreme Court building has considerable heritage significance in Western Australia. In 1899, a joint parliamentary committee
216-666: The General Division, the District Court and the State Administrative Tribunal. It sits in the original Supreme Court Building. When required, Supreme Court judges may also constitute the Industrial Appeal Court and sit as a Court of Disputed Returns . The Supreme Court holds the exclusive jurisdiction to admit solicitors and barristers to practice in the Western Australian jurisdiction, upon meeting
243-472: The West Indies, where both he and his father owned slaves. He studied law in England and returned to Saint Christopher where he served as speaker of the house of assembly, attorney-general and chief justice. In 1861, Burt was appointed as the colony of Western Australia's inaugural chief justice . He held the position until his death in 1879 and was the patriarch of one of the so-called " six hungry families " of
270-470: The colony. Burt was born on 1 September 1810 in the British colony of Saint Christopher (now part of Saint Kitts and Nevis ). He was the son of Eliza Anne ( née McTair ) and George Henry Burt, a sugar planter from a prominent family on the island. His father served a term as speaker of the colonial house of assembly and owned several plantations, as well as over 100 slaves. Burt likely spent his earliest years on his father's plantations, possibly on
297-537: The courts. Plans to relocate the Court building were announced to the public in March 1901, after a parliamentary committee examined various options and decided on the current location on St George’s Terrace . A government decree that only local materials be used in the construction caused difficulties and delays, culminating in a Royal Commission in 1902. Finally, the new building was officially opened on 8 June 1903, by newly-arrived Governor, Sir Frederick Bedford . In 2004
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#1732855227748324-726: The dispute is of a complex nature or the amount claimed is greater than A$ 750,000, criminal appeals from the Magistrates Court and appeals from other bodies such as the State Administrative Tribunal . The General Division sits in the David Malcolm Justice Centre for civil proceedings and the District Court of WA Building and the original Supreme Court Building for criminal proceedings. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from cases in
351-687: The educational and practice requirements set by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia . The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the Honourable Chief Justice Peter Quinlan SC who was appointed to the position in August 2018. The Supreme Court was established on 18 June 1861 when the Court of Quarter Sessions (a criminal court for serious matters) and the Civil Court were amalgamated. Sir Archibald Burt
378-632: The legal fraternity. He often gave advice to the Governor and Executive Council that was at odds with that of the Attorney General, George Frederick Stone . As Chief Justice, Sir Archibald gained a reputation for applying the letter of the law. However, considering the conditions of a frontier colony like Western Australia this was necessary and gained Burt widespread respect. He was no stranger to controversy in his time as Chief Justice. In 1869 he jailed three newspaper owners for criticism of his handling of
405-537: The new David Malcolm Justice Centre located at 28 Barrack Street which is immediately north of the State Buildings complex. (Alphabetical list of bankruptcy files held by the State Archives. Covers the period 1857–1928). Archibald Burt Sir Archibald Paull Burt QC (1 September 1810 – 21 November 1879) was a British lawyer, politician and judge. He grew up on the island of Saint Christopher in
432-508: The position of Chief Justice on his native island but the appointment was not confirmed by the Colonial Office as policy did not favour the appointment of locally born barristers to the judiciary. Sir Archibald began to look elsewhere for judicial office, eventually accepting the post of Civil Commissioner and Chairman of Quarter Sessions in Western Australia. He had hoped that this would be a stepping stone to returning to his native island at
459-514: The revocation of an ex-convict's ticket of leave . Despite widespread criticism of this action, Sir Archibald remained implacable in his defence of his duty to protect the integrity of the Court. As his tenure continued, Sir Archibald gave up any hope of returning to the West Indies , and despite failing health during his last years, remained Chief Justice until his death in November, 1879. He had been
486-557: The state's third premier . The prominent of Burt's children in colonial society led John Horgan to label them one of the " six hungry families ". Burt was widowed in 1870 and was predeceased by two of his adult sons, who both died in 1872. He died at his home in East Perth on 21 November 1879, aged 69, with his death attributed to erysipelas of the legs. He was interred at the East Perth Cemetery . Burt has been suggested as
513-549: The title WASC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WASC&oldid=1025889759 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Supreme Court of Western Australia The Supreme Court of Western Australia
540-467: Was a small colony with few legal issues. Civil work consisted mainly of insolvency and probate, and criminal offences were rare. The size of the profession was so small that only four barristers actively practised in Perth in the early 1860s. In the early years of the court, Sir Archibald was conspicuous for his support of maintaining the division between barristers and solicitors, and also for his domination of
567-561: Was eventually called to the bar of the Middle Temple while on a trip to England in 1845. Burt held a number of public posts on Saint Christopher, serving on the island's legislative council , executive council, and administrative committee, as well as speaker of the house of assembly. He also served as the island's coroner and was chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Antigua (which included Saint Christopher) from 1855 to 1860. He
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#1732855227748594-522: Was formed to decide on the location of the new court building with three sites being considered. The locations were a site in Irwin Street, the old Government Boys' School on St George's Terrace and the current site. After a decision was made and a contract awarded for £55,888 11s 3p to RP Vincent and Sons in February 1901, an announcement was made to the public during March of that year. The foundation stone
621-431: Was identified by Willoughby Shortland in correspondence to the Colonial Office as "reputed to be the ablest lawyer in the West Indies". In 1849, Burt was appointed attorney-general of Saint Christopher and Anguilla by lieutenant-governor Robert James Mackintosh . He received an annual salary of £300 (equivalent to $ 40,000 in 2023) but was permitted to continue his private practice. In 1857, he briefly occupied
648-474: Was installed instead saving £5,425. Originally, the grand foyer was to be painted in colours reflecting those of the glass domes, but again shortage of funds dictated the substitution of whitewash. The foyer was more appropriately redecorated to celebrate the Court’s centenary in 2003. On 11 July 2016, the Supreme Court's Registry and General Division (Civil) relocated from the original Supreme Court Building to
675-621: Was laid on 2 June 1902 and would open on 8 June 1903 with WA Governor Sir Frederick Bedford present as was the Chief Justice Sir Edward Stone and the full court. The two-storey brick building was designed by John Harry Grainger (father of Percy Grainger ), Chief Architect with the Public Works Department of Western Australia. It is designed in the Federation Academic Classical style: a style that
702-401: Was often used for major public buildings of the time. The original design called for only local materials to be used with Donnybrook stone , Meckering granite and jarrah wood the choice. Stuccoed cement had to be substituted when insufficient quantities of Donnybrook stone of identical texture and colour were lacking for the building. Another change was the slate roof, when a galvanized roof
729-425: Was the first Chief Justice of the court. The Full Court of the Supreme Court was established in 1886 to decide both criminal and civil appeals. In 1893 the criminal appeals were transferred to the Court of Appeal which was then reconstituted as the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1911. The Supreme Court, Full Court and Court of Criminal Appeal were effectively the one court with each judge able to sit on cases in any of
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