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Victim Support Service and Child Witness Service

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Opening Times

Mon - Fri: 9 am - 4 pm

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VictimSupportService@justice.wa.gov.au

Location

Service Type

Court Family Violence Service

Regions Serviced

Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth, Great Southern, South West, Kimberley, Mid West and Gascoyne, Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Statewide

Referrals / Suitability

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Service Details

The Victim Support and Child Witness Service provides both the Victim Support Service and the Child Witness Service and is situated in regional Magistrates Court of Western Australia locations. The Victim support and Child Witness Service provides a voluntary and free service assisting:

  • victims of crime
  • secondary victims of crime related death and
  • children under the age of 18 years of age who are to give evidence

Services available include:

  • Counselling and support
  • Accessing services such as counselling, legal, medical and other relevant services
  • Information on the status of police investigations
  • Information about ongoing court matters, preparing for court and in court support
  • Preparing a child for giving evidence in court and providing in court support
  • Help to write a victim impact statement
  • Help with enquiries about your rights in the criminal justice system, including criminal injuries compensation claims

Alternate email: ChildWitnessService@justice.wa.gov.au

Locations

Albany

Albany Courthouse
184 Stirling Tce
ALBANY WA 6330
Phone: (08) 9845 5222

Broome

Kimberley Regional Offices
2 Weld St
BROOME WA 6276
Phone: (08) 9194 2400

Bunbury

Ground Floor
Bunbury Courthouse
65 Wittenoom St
BUNBURY WA 6230
Phone: (08) 9781 4294

Carnarvon

Carnarvon Courthouse
Cnr Robinson Street and Babbage Island Rd
CARNARVON WA 6701
Phone: (08) 9941 5566

Derby

Derby Courthouse
Loch St
DERBY WA 6728
Phone: (08) 9191 2274

Esperance

Esperance Courthouse
100 Dempster St
ESPERANCE WA 6450
Phone: (08) 9071 6318

Geraldton

Geraldton Courthouse
Marine Tce
GERALDTON WA 6530
Phone: (08) 9964 4816

Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse
208 Hannan St
KALGOORLIE WA 6430
Phone: (08) 9093 5334

Karratha

Karratha Courthouse
Balmoral Rd
KARRATHA WA 6714
Phone: (08) 9143 1877

Kununurra

Kununurra Courthouse
94 Coolibah Dve
KUNUNURRA WA 6743
Phone: (08) 9166 7130

Northam

Northam Courthouse
118 Wellington St
NORTHAM WA 6401
Phone: (08) 9622 7017

South Hedland

South Hedland Justice Complex
Hawke Pl
SOUTH HEDLAND WA 6722
Phone: (08) 9172 9313

Peel

Mandurah Courthouse
333 Pinjarra Rd
MANDURAH WA 6210
Phone: (08) 9583 1120

Rockingham

Rockingham Justice Complex
15-17 Whitfield St
ROCKINGHAM WA 6168
Phone: (08) 9527 7699

Service Type

Court Family Violence Service

Regions Serviced

Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth, Great Southern, South West, Kimberley, Mid West and Gascoyne, Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Statewide

Referrals / Suitability

Please contact the service directly to find out about referrals and suitability.

If any details on this service are incorrect, or if you are the owner of this service and would like us to update these details, please use these online forms.

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