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Lambing Flat Court of Petty Sessions at the Burrangong Gold Field was created on 27 December 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 Lambing Flat Court of Petty Sessions soon became known as the Young Court of Petty Sessions.
The records of the Koorawatha Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Young Court of Petty Sessions on 30 June 1971, when the Koorawatha Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The Young 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.244, 28 December 1860, p.2528.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.67, 25 June 1971, p.2126.
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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