Legal guides for Western Australia

Released guides

• Employment law in Western Australia

  Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). Western Australia is the only state where a large share of private-sector workers sit outside the Fair Work system. This guide explains which system covers you, the 28-day WAIRC deadline, WA minimum conditions and long service leave, and where to get help.

• Family law in Western Australia

  Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting and property work in Western Australia, where the Family Court of Western Australia hears every family law case and the Family Court Act 1997 (WA) governs de facto financial matters and children of parents who never married.

• Family violence restraining orders in Western Australia

  Family & Domestic Violence Orders. How family violence restraining orders (FVROs) work in Western Australia — 72-hour police orders, applying at the Magistrates Court, interim orders and the 21-day objection period, final orders, and what happens if an order is breached.

• Residential tenancy law in Western Australia

  Residential Tenancy. How renting works in Western Australia under the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, including the 2024 reforms on rent increases, pets and modifications, the bond release process that began in March 2026, and Commissioner determinations.

• Wills and estate planning in Western Australia

  Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will, appoint an enduring attorney and an enduring guardian, and plan your estate in Western Australia under the Wills Act 1970 (WA) and the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA).

• Probate and deceased estate administration in Western Australia

  Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to apply for a grant of probate, letters of administration or a reseal in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, and how to administer and distribute a WA deceased estate.

• Contesting a will and family provision claims in Western Australia

  Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. A guide to contesting a will in Western Australia, covering who can claim under the Family Provision Act 1972, the six month time limit (which generally runs from the grant of probate or letters of administration), probate caveats, the Supreme Court process, mediation and costs.