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Ballina Court of Petty Sessions was created on 6 August 1860 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV. No. 3). (1)
The records of the Broadwater Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Ballina Court of Petty Sessions on 12 June 1964 when the Broadwater Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The Ballina Court of Petty Sessions was abolished on 31 December 1984, when the Local Courts Act 1982 abolished all Courts of Petty Sessions and replaced these with Local Courts. (3)
Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No. 143, 7 August 1860, p. 1465.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.68, 29 May 1964, p.1679.
2. Local Courts Act, 1982 (Act No. 164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No. 178, 21 December 1984, p.6295.
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