AGY-4793 | Griffith Court of General and Quarter Sessions

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The Griffith Court of General and Quarter Sessions was established by 01/01/1956 (1). The Courts of General and Quarter Sessions were arranged into districts. The Griffith Court was placed in the South Western District where it remained until the system of Quarter Sessions was discontinued. The role of the Court of Quarter Sessions was to hear less serious criminal cases. The court ceased on 1 July 1973 when Courts of General and Quarter Sessions were abolished and the district courts took on the Criminal as well as the civil jurisdiction. Griffith Court of General and Quarter Sessions became a Court in the District Court Criminal and Special Jurisdiction South and South-Western Division. Endnotes:
(1) NSW Law Almanac 1956 p.6 Reference:
Law Almanac, NSW Government Printer, 1882 - 1973