AGY-1266 | Balranald Court of Petty Sessions

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Balranald Court of Petty Sessions, in the Lower Darling District, was created on 1 January 1849 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

Matters relating to the licensing of premises for the sale of liquor were dealt with by the court until 1 March 1883 when a separate system of licensing courts was established. After 1924 the Court resumed responsibility for routine matters in relation to liquor licensing while Balranald Licensing Court (1924-1983) and the Licensing Court of New South Wales after 1983 dealt with the more complex licensing issues.

The records of the Oxley Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Balranald Court of Petty Sessions on 26 September 1933 when the Oxley Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The Balranald 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.3, 5 January 1849, p.17.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.191, 17 November 1933, p.4041.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No. 164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.