VPRS 19130 Divorce Proceedings Books, Geelong

This series comprises registers recording summary information of divorce proceedings heard at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Geelong. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861 conferred upon the Supreme Court of Victoria the jurisdiction in matters matrimonial and authority in certain cases to decree the dissolution of the marriage. This continued to be the case for all divorce petitions until the proclamation of the Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975. In relation to the recording of all divorce proceedings, Rule 297 of the Matrimonial Causes Rules under the Matrimonial Causes Act (Cth) 1959 (Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1960, No 97), which commenced operation on 1 February 1961, states each court was required to maintain a record of all matrimonial causes initiated at the Supreme Court known as a Divorce Proceedings Book. Prior to this the registers holding summary information were known as a Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Book. As of 2022, no Causes Books have been identified from from the Geelong circuit location. Summary information for each petition includes the case number, names of the petitioner, respondent and their solicitors, dates of the filing of the petition and subsequent documentation, the nature of application, dates for setting down of the case and, if heard, the date of hearing, name of judge and judgement, and the names of other parties and their solicitors.

本系列数据集为登记册，收录维多利亚最高法院吉朗巡回审判点审理的离婚诉讼概要信息。
《1861年离婚与婚姻诉讼法》（Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1861）赋予维多利亚最高法院婚姻事务管辖权，并在特定情形下有权裁定婚姻解除。直至《1975年联邦家庭法》（Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975）颁布施行前，所有离婚申请均适用此规则。
针对所有离婚诉讼的记录工作，1959年《联邦婚姻诉讼法》（Matrimonial Causes Act (Cth) 1959）项下的《婚姻诉讼规则》（Matrimonial Causes Rules）第297条（该规则对应1960年第97号联邦法定规则，于1961年2月1日起正式施行）规定，各法院需留存维多利亚最高法院受理的所有婚姻诉讼的记录，该类记录被称为**离婚诉讼登记簿（Divorce Proceedings Book）**。在此之前，收录此类诉讼概要信息的登记册被称为**离婚与婚姻诉讼登记簿（Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Book）**。
截至2022年，吉朗巡回审判点尚未发现任何此类婚姻诉讼登记簿。
每份离婚申请的概要信息包括：案件编号、申请人与被申请人及其事务律师（solicitor）的姓名、申请文件及后续相关材料的提交日期、申请事由、案件排期日期；若案件已开庭审理，则额外包含开庭日期、主审法官姓名与判决结果，以及其他诉讼参与方及其事务律师的姓名。