sentences:  All the Court's judges, apart from Her Honour Judge Ciara Tyson, hold dual commissions; on appointment to office, they are also appointed to the Family Court of Australia.In addition to their judicial role in relation to family law matters, Judges of the Family Court of WA are often required after hours and on weekends to determine applications under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act from law enforcement agencies, relating to authorisations for carrying out telephone surveillance activities.In 2005 there were 153 such applications.