Consolidated practice directions

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1. 
This Practice Direction sets out the Court's capabilities and practices for 
the use of technology for the presentation of evidence, submissions and 
other material. It refers to the Stirling Gardens complex, the David 
Malcolm Justice Centre, the District Court Building and circuit locations. 
Background 
2. 
The courts in which the Supreme Court sits are equipped with 
technology designed to facilitate the presentation of evidence, 
submissions and other material in a manner that enhances the quality of 
justice delivered by the Court and the efficiency with which the Court is 
able to do so. 
3. 
The vast majority of hearings conducted by the Supreme Court take 
place in Perth at the Stirling Gardens complex, the David Malcolm 
Justice Centre or the District Court building (hereafter collectively 
referred to as Perth). Where there are particular differences in 
capabilities and practices for circuit locations, these are noted. 
Use of Laptops 
 
4. 
There are courtrooms in Perth in which practitioners can connect their 
laptop into the courtroom audio visual presentation system (court AV 
system). The same capability currently exists in all circuit courtrooms in 
which the Supreme Court sits. Please note that practitioners must 
provide their own laptops. 
5. 
Each of these courtrooms has an analogue 15 pin female socket 
(commonly called a VGA socket) in place ready for connection to a 
laptop. It is the practitioner's responsibility to provide a lead to connect 
his or her laptop to the 'female' VGA socket. If audio is required, the 
practitioner will also need to provide a lead to connect their laptop to a 
'female' 3.5 mm audio socket. All the courtrooms in the David Malcolm 
Justice Centre, Kalgoorlie Court, Kununurra Court and Carnarvon 
Court also have a HDMI female socket in place ready for connection to a 
laptop.

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
PD 1.2.6 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
6. 
Where a practitioner wishes to use a laptop based presentation for 
evidence or submissions, the practitioner must make a formal request of 
the trial Judge at the commencement of the trial. The practitioner 
should be in a position to provide the Judge and other parties with a 
printed copy of the presentation. This request can be made prior to the 
trial by letter to the associate to the trial Judge, copied to the other