AGY-1499 | Forster Court of Petty Sessions

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Forster Court of Petty Sessions near Cape Hawke within the Police District of Port Stephens was created on 30 April 1877 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 Nabiac Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Forster Court of Petty Sessions on 1 March 1974, when the Nabiac Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)  

The Forster 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.141, 1 May 1877, p.1744.
2. Ibid. No.18, 22 February 1974, pp. 585 - 6.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.