Agency:
Waratah Lower Courts
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1869
End Date:
17 Jul 1989
Description:
The administration of justice in minor civil and criminal matters in the district of Waratah. The local magistrate/Justices also presided over cases in the Childrens and Mining Courts and heard appeals under the Assessment Acts.~;;By 1989 with the establishment of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania, there were only four local courts remaining, Burnie, Devonport, Launceston & Hobart. Some rural areas were serviced by the Local Court on Circuit from one of these four courts.
Information Sources:
Website of the Department of Justice 2006;;Records Section Department of Justice 2006
Functions Performed:
Justice and legal administration
Controlling Agencies:
Magistracy and Lower Courts Administration Branch (TA1032) | 01 Jan 1860 | 17 Jul 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
LC519 Registrar's Record of Actions for the Recovery of Money in Minor Courts. | 01 Jan 1881 | 31 Dec 1968 |
LC530 Record of Cases Heard in the Mining Court. | 01 Nov 1881 | 30 Sep 1888 |
LC525 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions. | 01 Jan 1885 | 31 Dec 1979 |
LC528 Register of Fees and Fines Levied in the Court of Petty Sessions. | 01 Jun 1886 | 30 Jun 1952 |
LC521 Register of the Service of Bailiff's Summonses. | 01 Jul 1886 | 30 Nov 1940 |
LC520 Register of the Execution of Bailiff's Warrants. | 01 Aug 1886 | 30 Jun 1959 |
LC72 Register of Appeals under the Assessment Acts 1887 and 1911. | 01 Jan 1889 | 31 Dec 1950 |
LC527 Register of the Service of Summonses. | 01 Oct 1897 | 28 Feb 1947 |
LC522 Register of Judgement Summons. | 01 Jan 1898 | 31 Dec 1915 |
LC523 Register of Garnishee Orders. | 01 Jan 1898 | 31 Dec 1915 |
LC529 Record of Cases Heard in the Children's Court. | 01 Oct 1909 | 31 Jul 1956 |
LC524 Registrar's Cash Book. | 01 Oct 1930 | 30 Jun 1955 |