VPRS 11699 General Sessions County Court Appeal Record Book, Warragul

The Court of General Sessions exercised a purely criminal jurisdiction within the County Court.In 1968 local County Courts and the Court of General Sessions were abolished and one County Court for the whole of Victoria was established. Therefore all cases after 1968 are criminal cases of the County Court sitting on circuit at a particular location.The County Court heard cases of a more series nature than the Magistrates' Court. Cases heard include robbery, common assault and driving under the influence.In accordance with the provisions of Instructions to Clerks of Courts the Clerks of the Peace were required to keep an Appeal Record Book. Information recorded includes:- Name of the accused,- The court from whose decision the appeal was made,- The date of transmission of the memorandum of the decision of the Court of General Sessions to the Clerk of Petty Sessions.The information is entered, signed and sealed after each court by the Clerk of the Peace.This series comprises Appeal Record Book.

总季审法院（Court of General Sessions）在郡法院体系内仅行使纯粹的刑事管辖权。1968年，地方郡法院与总季审法院被撤销，全维多利亚州范围内设立了统一的单一郡法院（County Court）。因此，1968年之后的所有案件均为在特定地点巡回审理的郡法院刑事案件。
郡法院审理的案件性质较治安法院（Magistrates' Court）更为严重，涵盖抢劫罪、普通殴打罪以及受影响驾驶（driving under the influence）类刑事案件。
依据《法院书记员指南》的相关规定，太平绅士书记员（Clerk of the Peace）需留存上诉记录簿（Appeal Record Book）。其中记录的信息包括：- 被告人姓名；- 上诉所针对的原审法院；- 总季审法院判决备忘录移交小额诉讼法庭书记员（Clerk of Petty Sessions）的日期。
每份庭审结束后，太平绅士书记员需对上述信息进行录入、签名并加盖印章。本数据集系列即为上诉记录簿档案。