VPRS 16715 Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrate's Court Australian Register of Judgements

The orders contained in Australian Registers of Judgements relate to judgements made in interstate courts and which were originally registered in those Courts of Petty Sessions and subsequently, the Magistrates' Courts (or their interstate equivalents) for enforcement. When the defendants moved interstate, copies of the orders were registered in the Australian Registers of Judgements at the Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Courts nearest to the defendants' new residential addresses. Once registered, the judgements were then enforceable through the local courts in Victoria.Details recorded in the register includes: the name of the court where the judgement was made; title of suit and date of commencement; form or nature of suit; name and addition of party to whom payment is to be made, or in whose favour judgement is given or made; name and addition of party ordered to pay money, or to do or not do any act; date of judgement; abstract of judgement, stating amount (if any) ordered to be paid, and particulars of any act ordered to be done or not to be done; date of trial and amount of verdict (if any); and remarks. Each order was registered and signed by the magistrate.Pages in this register were usually headed Register of Judgements. This series was previously titled as Register of Judgements for Commonwealth Cases. The change of series title has been made to distinguish this register from the Commonwealth Registers also created by many Courts.

澳大利亚判决登记册（Australian Registers of Judgements）所收录的判令，均为跨州法院作出的判决：此类判决最初于治安法院（Courts of Petty Sessions）登记，后续再于裁判法院（Magistrates' Courts，或其跨州对应机构）办理登记以实现执行效力。当被告跨州迁移时，判令副本会被登记于距离被告新居住地址最近的治安法院/裁判法院下辖的澳大利亚判决登记册中。完成登记后，此类判决即可在维多利亚州的当地法院中获得执行。
该登记册所记录的详细信息包括：作出判决的法院名称、诉讼案由与立案日期、诉讼的形式或性质、受款方（即判决受益人）的姓名与地址、被判令支付款项、作为或不作为的当事人的姓名与地址、判决作出日期、判决摘要（列明判令支付的金额，如有，以及判令作为或不作为的具体事项）、庭审日期与裁决金额（如有），以及备注事项。每份判令均须经裁判官登记并签字确认。
该登记册的页面通常以「判决登记册」为页眉标题。此档案系列最初的名称为联邦案件判决登记册（Register of Judgements for Commonwealth Cases），此次更名是为了将本登记册与诸多法院同期编制的联邦登记册（Commonwealth Registers）加以区分。