Petty Sessions Jurisdiction Extension Act 1892 (NSW)

1892. 55̂ ̂VIC. N os. 19 & 20.

Petty Sessions Jurisdiction Extension—Nuisances Prevention Act Amendment.

No. XIX.

S essions

An Act to extend the inrisdiotion o f Conrts of r™ J urisd ictio n

E x ten sio n .

P etty Sessions, [l^ tk March, 1892.]

TTTH EREA S it is desirable to extend the jurisdiction of Courts of rreambic.

V V Petty Sessions in New South Wales : Be it therefore enacted

hy the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, hy and tvitli the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South M^ales in Parliament assembled, and hy the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. The jurisdiction conferred upon Courts of Petty Sessions hy Jurisdiction

the Act tenth Victoria number ten, intituled	An A ct to amend	extended to £so in
CGltiilli CUSPS.

Laio respecting the recovery o f Small Debts m all parts o f the Colony is hereby extended, except within the boundaries for the time being of the several Petty Sessions Districts of Sydney and the suburbs thereof, to all actions for debts only, to an amount not exceeding thirty pounds, subject to all the exemptions and restrictions contained in section four of the said Act.

2. I t shall be laAvful for the plaintifE to summon the defendant Plaintiff may

to tlie Court of Petty Sessions, holdcn for the district in AA’liich the

defendant,

debt sued for Avas contracted, in the same manner as if he Avas a

resident of such district.

3. This Act shall be taken to amend and form part of the Construction.

Act tenth Victoria numher ten, intituled “ A n Act to amend the Law respecting the recovery o f Smalt Debts in all parts o f the Colony.”