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Series VPRS 1401
Special Cases on Appeal from the Court of General Sessions (Criminal Jurisdiction) to the Supreme Court of Victoria
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Date Range: Series ? 1862 - ? 1984
  Series in Custody 1862 - 1917
  Contents 1862 - 1917
Public Access: Open
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
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1862 - 1917 Supreme Court of Victoria VA 2549
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1862 - cont Supreme Court of Victoria VA 2549
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  • How to use the Records
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  • Function / Content
    Under the provisions of the Justices Law Administration Act 1862, any person aggrieved by the summary conviction of any justice where specified sentences were imposed might appeal to the Court of General Sessions. The Court of General Sessions could state a case in respect of such appeal or any question of law arising thereon for the opinion of the Supreme Court(Section 5).

    This series consists of appeals passed from the Court of General Sessions for the ruling of the Supreme Court. Files may include a statement of the appeal, the request for the Supreme Court ruling, the ruling of the Supreme Court and any orders with regard to costs.

  • Recordkeeping System
    The files were arranged in chronological order and each was allocated a sequential file number. The index to this series is still in the custody of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court as at November 1999.
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1862 - 1986 Index to VPRS 1400 Special Cases on Appeal from the District Courts of Mines VPRS 1401 Special Cases on Appeal from the Court of General Sessions (Criminal Jurisdiction) VPRS 16280
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0001 1862 - 1917 Open 4
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1862 - 1986 Index to VPRS 1400 Special Cases on Appeal from the District Courts of Mines VPRS 1401 Special Cases on Appeal from the Court of General Sessions (Criminal Jurisdiction) VPRS 16280
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