Children's Court forms
We are currently redesigning our forms. The new forms will give you options for filling them in and signing them. They are listed on this page as the following:
- Fillable form with digital signature (PDF) - use this form to fill in on your computer and sign with a digital signature. More information is available from the Adobe website on how to set up a digital signature. Once completed the form can be emailed to the court. This option will not be available for all forms.
- Fillable form (PDF) or Fillable form (Word) - use this PDF or Word form to fill in on your computer, print, and sign with a pen. The form will then need to be scanned and emailed or sent to the court. Most fillable forms are PDF, if you need a Word version please contact the court.
- Print only (PDF) - print this form out to fill in all sections and sign with a pen. The form will then need to be scanned and emailed or sent to the court.
To lodge your document, please email it to childrenscourt@justice.wa.gov.au or send to the court. The address is: 160 Pier Street, PERTH WA 6000.
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Protection and care
Further information is available from the protection and care section and Practice Direction 6 of 2021 - Protection Proceedings.
See also submitting forms online through the eCourts Portal for protection and care.
Affidavit of translation
General form of affidavit
General form of affidavit (for non-English speaking person)
Application in a proceeding
An affidavit must be filed with an application in a proceeding. See the affidavit forms.
Application initiating care proceedings (by a party other than the Department of Communities)
Application to early list
Multiple children schedule
Application for court appointed expert report
Dandjoo Bidi-Ak referral form
Endorsement of service of initiating application
Notice of acting
This form is used for notice of acting or ceasing to act.
Further information is available from the protection response page.
- Warrant - access (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Warrant - access (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Warrant - apprehension (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Warrant - apprehension (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Warrant - provisional protection and care (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Warrant - provisional protection and care (PDF) Opens document in same window.
Entry warrant
Application for a witness summons
Witness summons to give oral evidence
Witness summons to produce a record or thing
Criminal matters
Further information is available from the criminal matters section.
General form of affidavit
General form of affidavit (for non-English speaking person)
- Form 23 - application to amend/cancel CRO, CBO, ISO (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Form 23 - application to amend/cancel CRO, CBO, ISO (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Section 189(3) application (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Section 189(3) application (PDF) Opens document in same window.
Application for order that proceedings be reheard
Application for review by President
Application in or after a prosecution
Application to cancel bail undertaking by responsible person and issue a warrant or notice to attend
Use this form if you are a responsible person for an accused and want to cancel your undertaking to the court.
Application to invoke judges' jurisdiction for bail
Application for summons or warrant under the Bail Act 1982
Notice that accused arrested without warrant under the Bail Act 1982
Notice of acting
This form is used for notice of acting or ceasing to act.
See Information Note - offender applications under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 for more information.
Application for juvenile offender exemption order
Use this form for reportable offender orders made before 1 January 2026.
Application to revoke juvenile offender reporting order
Use this form for juvenile offender orders made after 1 January 2026.
An affidavit must be filed with an application. See the affidavit forms.
Certificate of service
Consent to revoke or be exempt from juvenile offender reporting order
Application for a witness summons
Request that person in custody be present to give evidence
Witness summons to give oral evidence
Witness summons to produce a record or thing
Restraining orders
Further information is available from the restraining orders section
- Restraining order affidavit - response/supplementary affidavit (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Restraining order affidavit - response/supplementary affidavit (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Affidavit in support of an application for a violence restraining order (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Affidavit in support of an application for a violence restraining order (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Affidavit in support of an application for national recognition of a family / domestic violence restraining order (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Affidavit in support of an application for national recognition of a family / domestic violence restraining order (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Application to vary or cancel a non-local restraining order (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Application to vary or cancel a non-local restraining order (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Restraining order application to vary or cancel (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Restraining order application to vary or cancel (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders - oral evidence (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders - oral evidence (PDF) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders - produce record or thing (Word) Opens document in same window.
- Witness summons - restraining orders - produce record or thing (PDF) Opens document in same window.
General
Request for access to a court record
Request for access to daily court lists
Application for extraordinary licence (applicant under 18)
Affidavit in support of application for extraordinary licence
Application to change fee - concession card holder
Application to change fee - financial hardship
Application to change fee - interests of justice
Application - disease test orders
Application for leave to lodge a refused document
Statutory declaration
Application for witness reimbursement of wages
Last updated: 14 May 2026