Agency:
Huon Lower Courts
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1857
End Date:
17 Jul 1989
Description:
The administration of justice in minor civil and criminal matters in the district of Huon. The local magistrate/Justices also presided over hearings in the Licensing Court and heard appeals under the Assessment Act.;;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.;;Administrative responsibility for Huon Lower Courts is held by Hobart Lower Courts.~
Information Sources:
Website 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 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Hobart Magistrates Court (Also Known As Hobart Lower Court) (TA1055) | 01 Jan 1820 |
Series Created By Agency:
LC277 Minutes of Meetings of Justices in General Sessions and Special Petty Sessions for Various Purposes. | 01 Jan 1857 | 23 Mar 1900 |
LC278 Registrar's Record of Actions for the Recovery of Money in Minor Courts. | 01 Jan 1857 | 30 Nov 1949 |
LC592 Register of Fees and Fines Levied in Court of Petty Sessions. | 01 Jan 1859 | 31 Dec 1980 |
LC285 Minutes of Meetings of the Licensing Bench. | 01 Dec 1859 | 31 Mar 1900 |
LC280 Register of the Execution of Bailiff's Warrants. | 01 Jan 1868 | 31 Jan 1951 |
LC282 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions. | 01 Apr 1868 | 31 Jul 1980 |
LC284 Register of Appeals under the Assessment Act 1887. | 01 Mar 1889 | 31 Dec 1904 |
LC279 Register of the Issue of Warrants of Execution. | 01 Feb 1913 | 30 Jun 1948 |
LC281 Register of the Issue of Bailiff's Summonses. | 01 Nov 1940 | 30 Sep 1951 |