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Registers of Prosecutions

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Unique IDAS-0338Start dateBetween 1st January 1953 and 1st January 1986Start date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundShort descriptionThis series records prosecutions for minor contraventions of local government ordinances or by-laws and of the receipt for monies levelled as fines for these offences, 1953-1986. DescriptionThis series records prosecutions for minor contraventions of local government ordinances or by-laws and of the receipt for monies levelled as fines for these offences, 1953-1986. They were created by the:
- Administration Department (AG-0003) in the period 01/01/1970 to 01/01/1986
- Town Clerks Department (AG-0040) in the period 01/01/1953 to 01/01/1970.

In January 1986, Council seems to have taken on the function of policing parking in certain areas. Thereafter the great majority of prosecutions are for traffic offences.

The registers list cases in the numerical order devised by the Court and are used primarily to record the fines levied on convicted offenders and receipt of payment. The details recorded are: number of case; name of defendant; name of witness; date and description of the offence; legislation, by-laws, ordinances or Council regulation under which the information (the term for the papers presenting the complaint from Council to the Court) was laid; amount of fine imposed; amount including costs due to Council and date paid. The laws under which the majority of information were laid are the Local Government Act, ordinances and by-laws, the Public Health Act and the Purveyors of Food Act. There is also a remarks column on the right hand side of the right hand page in which are recorded notes such as ‘paid’, ‘adjourned’ and date; ‘no evidence’, ‘period to pay’" or ‘ex parte’.

In April 1986 the Legal Section abandoned the handwritten registers in favour of using word processors. The succeeding series of registers take the form of printouts.
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Legal services AY-0067 (01/01/1953 to 01/01/1986)
RELATED TO: Ordinance and by-law enforcement, abatement of nuisances AY-0055 (01/01/1953 to 01/01/1986)
LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Registers of Prosecutions (word processing series)

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Source system ID338System of arrangementChronological

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Digitisation statusNot digitised

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Authenticity & integrityThese are records created by the City. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilCreating agenciesTown Clerk's DepartmentAdministration DepartmentRelated activitiesOrdinance and by-law enforcement, abatement of nuisancesLegal services

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