During August and September 2026, the District Court of Queensland will undertake its second judicial exchange with the District Court of Western Australia.
From 17 August to 4 September inclusive Judge Petrusa SC of the Western Australian jurisdiction will act as a judge in Queensland, while Judge Loury KC of the District Court of Queensland, will sit in Western Australia.
The Judicial Exchange Program is an opportunity for the judges to examine practices for listing, managing and hearing matters in other State jurisdictions through firsthand experience of sitting in those jurisdictions and also sitting with judges from other jurisdictions in Queensland.
It is a practical means for professional development of judges, as well as improving efficiencies in the administration of the jurisdiction, to the benefit of the courts involved in the exchange, court users and the community more broadly.
Published 11 August 2026.