AGY-1354 | Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions

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Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions was created on 1 October 1855 under the provisons of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions was also known as Boorawa and Boorowa Court of Petty Sessions.

The records of the Frogmore Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Burrowa Court of Petty Sessions on 1 May 1952 when the Frogmore Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The Burrowa Court of Petty Session 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)

Endnote
1. NSW Government Gazette No.140, 2 October 1855, p.2624.
2. NSW Government Gazette No. 94, 24 April 1952, p.1430.
2. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.