AGY-1511 | Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions

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Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions was created on 7 January 1858 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 Deepwater Court of Petty Sessions within the Tenterfield Police District were transferred to the Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions on 28 February 1969, when the Deepwater Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Emmaville Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions on 31 December 1976, when the Emmaville Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)  

The Glen Innes 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. (4)

Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.3, 8 January 1858, p27.
2. Ibid. No.14, 7 February 1969, p.383.
3. Ibid. No.153, 3 December 1976, p.5353.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No. 178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.