Richard Fairfax Court ( born 27 September 1947 ) was the 26th Premier of Western Australia from 16 February 1993 to 10 February 2001 . Richard Fairfax Court AC ( born Nedlands , 27 September 1947 ) , was a Western Australian politician , representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001 . He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 .