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Lismore Court of Petty Sessions was created on 6 August 1860 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 Coraki Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions on 31 December 1965, when the Coraki Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The records of the Alstonville Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions on 30 May 1969, when the Alstonville Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)
The Lismore 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. 143, 7 August 1860, p.1465.
2. NSW Government Gazette No. 158, 10 December 1965, p. 4076.
3. NSW Government Gazette No. 48, 18 April 1969, p. 1480.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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