AGY-4198 | Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions

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Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions was created on 30 September 1832 under s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832. (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)

The records of the Dapto Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on 1 January 1934, when the Dapto Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)

The records of the Bulli Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on 30 April 1976, when the Bulli Court of Petty sessions was abolished. (3)

The Wollongong 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.31, 3 October 1832, p.318.
2. NSW Government Gazette No. 5, 12 January 1934, p.49.
3. NSW Government Gazette No.35, 12 March 1976, p.1101.
4. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.