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Goulburn Plains Court of Petty Sessions was created on 30 September 1832 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)
At some stage, Goulburn Plains became known simply as Goulburn.
The records of the Taralga Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Goulburn Court of Petty Sessions on 30 November 1970, when the Taralga Court of Petty Sessions was abolished. (2)
The Goulburn 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)
Endnote
1. NSW Government Gazette No.31, 3 October 1832, p.318.
2. Ibid No.153, 27 November 1970, p.4769.
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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