AGY-1590 | West Kempsey later Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions

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West Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions was created on 14 September 1858 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1831 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

The West Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions later became known as the Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions.

The records of the Gladstone Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions on 31 August 1970, when the Gladstone Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Bellbrook Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Kempsey Court of Petty Sessions on 3 October 1975, when the Bellbrook Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)  

The Kempsey 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.142, 14 September 1858, p.1493.
2. Ibid No.106, 21 August 1970, p.3332.
3. Ibid No.No.123, 19 September 1975, p.3835.
4. Local Courts Act 1982  (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.