Protection and Care Proceedings Implementation of Forms
Information Note
New protection and care forms under Practice Direction 6 of 2021 have now been finalised. The new forms are:
- Application for initiating proceedings (Department of Communities form).
- Application for initiating proceedings (for use by a party other than the Department of Communities).
- Application in a proceeding.
- Multiple Children Schedule.
- Notice of Acting/Ceasing to Act.
- Court Appointed Expert Report.
The forms are to be used in all protection proceedings, effective from 13 December 2021. Old forms will not be accepted for lodgment after that date.
All forms, except the Department of Communities application form, may be downloaded.
- Opens document in same window. PC002 - Application initiating care proceedings (Word)
- Opens document in same window. PC002 - Application initiating care proceedings (PDF)
- Opens document in same window. PC003 - Application in a Proceeding (Word)
- Opens document in same window. PC003 - Application in a Proceeding (PDF)
- Opens document in same window. PC004 - Multiple Children Schedule (Word)
- Opens document in same window. PC004 - Multiple Children Schedule (PDF)
- Opens document in same window. PC007 - Notice of Acting / Ceasing to Act (Word)
- Opens document in same window. PC007 - Notice of Acting / Ceasing to Act (PDF)
- Opens document in same window. PC008 - Court Appointed Expert Report (Word)
- Opens document in same window. PC008 - Court Appointed Expert Report (PDF)
Judge Hylton Quail
President of the Children's Court of Western Australia
8 December 2021
Last updated: 2 March 2023