AGY-1679 | Nowra Court of Petty Sessions

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Nowra Court of Petty Sessions, on the Shoalhaven River, was created on 19 November 1857 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 Milton Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Nowra Court of Petty Sessions on 17 August 1940, when the Milton Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Kangaroo Valley Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Nowra Court of Petty Sessions on 30 September 1970, when the Kangaroo Valley Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3) 

The Nowra 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)

Endnote
1. NSW Government Gazette No.169, 20 November 1857, p.2201.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.112, 16 August 1940, p.3493.
3. NSW Government Gazette No.153, 27 November 1970, p.4757.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.