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Agency:
Devonport Magistrates Court (Also Known As Devonport Lower Court)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1866
Description:
The administration of justice in minor civil and criminal matters in the district of Devonport. The local magistrate/Justices also presided over hearings in the Childrens and Licensing and Mining Court. Administrative reponsibility for Ulverstone Lower Courts was held by the Devonport Magistrates Court.;;;;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. At this time the Devonport Lower Courts became known as the Devonport Magistrates Court.;;;;By 2012 the Devonport Court had filing and administrative responsibility for the Currie Country Court.
Information Sources:
Magistrates Court of Tasmania website 2012, Website Department of Justice 2006,;;Records Section Department of Justice 2006
Functions Performed:
Justice and legal administration
Series Created By Agency:
LC567 Minutes of Meetings of Justices for Various Purposes.01 Jan 186631 Dec 1917

LC568 Minutes of Meetings of the Licensing Bench.01 Jan 186631 Dec 1918

LC121 Register of the Issue of Bailiff's Summonses.01 Mar 186831 Oct 1930

LC129 Register of Appeals Heard under the Assessment Act.01 Jan 188931 Dec 1895

LC124 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions01 May 189030 Jun 1981

LC119 Register of the Execution of Bailiff's Warrants.01 Oct 190031 Dec 1967

LC22 Register of Judgement Summonses issued.01 Feb 190131 Dec 1946

LC602 Registrar's Ledger.23 Sep 190128 Aug 1924

LC122 Register of Fees Levied in Court of Requests.01 Sep 190931 May 1942

LC125 Record of Cases Heard in Children's Court.01 Oct 190931 Dec 1981

LC564 Application for a Search Warrant.09 Nov 191609 Nov 1916

LC118 Registrar's Record of Actions for Recovery of Money in Minor Courts.01 Jul 192131 Aug 1970

LC123 Registrar's Cash Book.01 Sep 192431 Dec 1974

LC120 Index to Record of the Execution of Warrants.01 Jan 192631 Dec 1941

LC566 Complaints, Charges and associated Papers relating to Cases Dealt with in the Children's Court.01 Jan 193031 Dec 1933

LC565 Complaints, Charges, Summonses, Orders relating to Cases Dealt with in the Court of Petty Sessions.01 Oct 193031 Jan 1942

LC128 Documents in Cases Heard in Mining Court.01 Jan 193231 Dec 1937

AD895 Record of Cases Heard in Court of Requests19 May 193207 Jul 1955

LC126 Register of Fees and Fines Levied in the Court of Petty Sessions.01 Dec 194828 Feb 1966

AD896 Indexes to Matters Heard in Petty Sessions01 Jan 195031 Dec 1980

LC127 Applications for Hotel Licences.01 Oct 195128 Feb 1953

AE913 Court of Requests Register Cards (Numerical)01 Jan 196627 Mar 1988

AG196 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions, Family Law and Maintenance Court01 Jan 197631 Mar 1983

AE468 Record of Proceedings (Complaints) in the Court of Petty Sessions01 Jan 198030 Dec 1998

AE914 Small Claims Register Cards01 Jan 198931 Dec 1990

AE917 Court of Requests Register Cards (Alphabetical)01 Jan 198931 Dec 1990

AG63 Record of Proceedings (Complaints) - Youth and Child Protection01 Jan 199431 Dec 1998