Consolidated practice directions

 
Document cameras 
 
19. Perth courts and all circuit courts are equipped with a document 
camera. This can be used by the parties to display objects (eg a weapon) 
or documents to all participants in the Court.
20. Where a practitioner wishes to use the document camera, the 
practitioner must email the Court a 
Courtroom Technology Booking 
Form
 not less than 14 days prior to the date on which the hearing is to 
commence.
Photos
 
21. The Court's preference is for photos to be presented in print format. In 
this way, the printed photo is tendered as the exhibit and, in a criminal 
trial, can be taken into the jury room. 
22. Printed photos can be displayed in Court rooms on a document camera. 
23. If a practitioner wishes to present images in electronic format, the 
practitioner should arrange for the photos to be saved to a CD or USB 
device and that device be provided to the trial Judge's associate seven 
(7) days before the hearing or trial. 
24. Printed photos should also be made to be tendered, and so become the 
exhibit. 

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
PD 1.2.6 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
25. Each photo should be marked for identification with a unique 
identification number. This is to ensure that the relevant exhibit can be 
subsequently identified from the transcript. 
 
Other PC based evidence
26. A practitioner may wish to present evidence, submissions or other 
material using a computer based format (other than photos). Examples 
include: 
•
Word processed documents 
•
Excel spreadsheets 
•
PowerPoint presentations 
•
Websites
27. Practitioners should be in a position to provide the Judge and the