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Newtown Court of Petty Sessions within the Metropolitan Police District was created on 2 April 1879 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)
The Newtown 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.119, 4 April 1879, p.1525.
2. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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