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Portland Court of Petty Sessions within the Hartley Police District was created on 29 March 1911 under the provisions of s.5 of the Justices Act 1902 (Act No 27, 1902). (1)
The records of the Sunny Corner Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Portland Court of Petty Sessions on 1 April 1925, when the Sunny Corner Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The records of the Capertee Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Portland Court of Petty Sessions on 13 October 1973, when the Capertee Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (3)
The Portland 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)
Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.36, 22 March 1911, p.1643.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.46, 3 April 1925, p.1689.
3. NSW Government Gazette No.117, 7 September 1973, p.3887.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No. 178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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