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Mudgee Court of Petty Sessions within the county of Phillip was created on 27 April 1840 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 Hargraves Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Mudgee Court of Petty Sessions on 1 November 1925, when the Hargraves Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The Mudgee 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. (3)
Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.24, 29 April 1840, p.411.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.139, 16 October 1925, p.4472.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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