Agency:
King Island Lower Courts
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1901
End Date:
17 Jul 1989
Description:
The administration of justice in minor civil and criminal matters in the district of King Island. The local magistrate/Justices also preside over cases in the Childrens 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.;;Administrative responsibility for King Island Lower Court is held by Burnie Lower Court~
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:
Burnie Magistrates Court (Also Known As Burnie Lower Court) (TA1039) | 01 Jan 1868 |
Series Created By Agency:
LC607 Record of Cases Heard in Petty Sessions. | 01 Jan 1901 | 31 Dec 1975 |
LC604 Registrar's Record of Actions for the Recovery of Money in Minor Courts. | 01 Jan 1903 | 31 Dec 1968 |
AB730 Register of Fees and Fines Levied in the Court of Petty Sessions. | 01 Jan 1908 | 31 Dec 1975 |
LC606 Register of Fees Payable in Courts of General Sessions and Requests. | 01 Jan 1908 | 31 Dec 1971 |
LC608 Registrar's Record of the Execution of Bailiff's Warrants. | 01 Jan 1908 | 31 Dec 1969 |
AB732 Register of Judgement Summonses issued (Small Debts Relief Act). | 01 Jan 1916 | 31 Dec 1976 |
LC605 Registrar's Cash Book. | 01 Feb 1921 | 31 Aug 1965 |
LC312 Documents in Cases Heard in the Mining Court. | 01 Oct 1938 | 31 Oct 1938 |
AB733 Record of Cases Heard in the Children's Court. | 01 Jan 1956 | 31 Dec 1979 |
AB734 Orders of Attachment. | 01 Jan 1962 | 31 Dec 1975 |
AB731 Register of Maintenance Orders issued in the Court of Petty Sessions. | 01 Jan 1967 | 31 Dec 1967 |
AB735 Register of Judgement Summonses Dealt with in the Court of Requests. | 01 Jan 1974 | 31 Dec 1977 |