AGY-1677 | Yass Court of Petty Sessions

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions in the county of Murray was created on 30 January 1836 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 Burrinjuck Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Yass Court of Petty Sessions on 1 August 1923, when the Burrinjuck Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Binalong Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Yass Court of Petty Sessions on 6 December 1974, when the Binalong Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)

The Yass Court of Petty Sessions was abolished on 31 December 1984, when the Local Courts Act abolished all Courts of Petty Sessions and replaced these with Local Courts. (4)

Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.207, 3 February 1836, p.86.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.81, 20 July 1923, p.3148.
3. NSW Government Gazette No.137, 15 November 1974, p.4412.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.