AGY-1699 | Wagga Wagga Court of Petty Sessions

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Wagga Wagga Court of Petty Sessions in the Lachlan District was created on 30 April 1847 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)  

Matters relating to the licensing of premises for the sale of liquor were dealt with by the court until 1 March 1883 when a separate system of licencing courts was established. After 1924 the Court resumed responsibility for routine matters in relation to liquor licensing - Wagga Wagga Licensing Court (1924 - 1983) and the Licensing Court of New South Wales after 1983 dealt with the more complex licensing issues. 

The Wagga Wagga 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. (2)

Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.39, 30 April 1847, p.481.
2. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.