Plans to relocate the Court building were announced to the public in March 1901, after a parliamentary committee examined various options and decided on the current location on St George’s Terrace.

A government decree that only local materials be used in the construction caused difficulties and delays, culminating in a Royal Commission in 1902.

The original design called for only local materials to be used with Donnybrook stone, Meckering granite and jarrah wood the choice.

Stuccoed cement had to be substituted when insufficient quantities of Donnybrook stone of identical texture and colour were lacking for the building.

[12] Originally, the grand foyer was to be painted in colours reflecting those of the glass domes, but again shortage of funds dictated the substitution of whitewash.

[13][12] On 11 July 2016, the Supreme Court's Registry and General Division (Civil) relocated from the original Supreme Court Building to the new David Malcolm Justice Centre[14][15][16] located at 28 Barrack Street which is immediately north of the State Buildings complex.