VPRS 17775 Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrate's Court Australian Register of Judgements

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This series consists of a single Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrate's Court Australian Register of Judgements created by Yarram Courts [VA 4017].

The orders contained in Australian Registers of Judgements relate to judgements made in interstate courts and which were originally registered in those Courts of Petty Sessions and subsequently, the Magistrates' Courts (or their interstate equivalents) for enforcement. When the defendants moved interstate, copies of the orders were registered in the Australian Registers of Judgements at the Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Courts nearest to the defendants' new residential addresses. Once registered, the judgements were then enforceable through the local courts in Victoria.

Details recorded in the register includes: the name of the court where the judgement was made; title of suit and date of commencement; form or nature of suit; name and addition of party to whom payment is to be made, or in whose favour judgement is given or made; name and addition of party ordered to pay money, or to do or not do any act; date of judgement; abstract of judgement, stating amount (if any) ordered to be paid, and particulars of any act ordered to be done or not to be done; date of trial and amount of verdict (if any); and remarks. Each order was registered and signed by the magistrate.

Pages in this register were usually headed Register of Judgements. This series was previously titled as Register of Judgements for Commonwealth Cases. The change of series title has been made to distinguish this register from the Commonwealth Registers also created by many Courts.