AGY-1540 | Gunnedah Court of Petty Sessions

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Gunnadah Court of Petty Sessions was created on 23 September 1858 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

Gunnadah was later spelt as Gunnedah.

The records of the Tambar Springs Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Gunnedah Court of Petty Sessions on 31 December 1969, when the Tambar Springs Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The Gunnedah 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.146, 24 September 1858, p.1537.
2. Ibid No. 146, 19 December 1969, p.5155.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.