VPRS 4641 Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Court Commonwealth Cases Registers

Background: The Commonwealth Jurisdiction of Petty Sessions/Magistrates CourtsSection 77(iii) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, which established the Commonwealth of Australia, vested in the new Parliament of Australia responsibilities for enacting legislation relating to a large number of matters. It also gave Parliament the power to invest state courts with the jurisdiction to determine matters brought to court under Commonwealth legislation.Since Federation, Victorian Courts of Petty Sessions have heard matters brought to court under several Commonwealth Acts including taxation, electoral, wireless and television licensing and conciliation and arbitration legislation.Commonwealth RegistersSuccessive Justices' Acts and, more recently, Magistrates' Court Acts have required the clerk or registrar of the court to make and keep a register of convictions, orders and other proceedings of the court. This register is the authoritative record of the court.In 1915 all Clerks of Courts were instructed to keep a separate register for matters under Commonwealth legislation (as described above) and for cases where the defendant resided in another state. Cases falling into either of these categories were recorded in Commonwealth Registers. Prior to about 1915, Commonwealth matters were recorded in ordinary Petty Sessions Registers.ContentCommonwealth Registers are generally in a common format, giving details of the case number, the name of the prosecutor or informant, the name of the accused or defendant, how the case came to the court (arrest, warrant, summons etc) the fees or court costs accrued, a description of the charge, cause or proceeding (usually indicating the Act under which the charges have been laid), the decision or order and any remarks. The column for remarks was often used to record the payment of fines and fees. In order to authenticate entries made in the register the presiding officer(s) of the court signed it at the end of each day.

背景：英联邦治安法院/裁判法院管辖权限（Commonwealth Jurisdiction of Petty Sessions/Magistrates Courts）
1900年《澳大利亚联邦宪法法案》（Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900）第77条第(iii)款确立了澳大利亚联邦的治理架构，赋予澳大利亚联邦议会针对诸多事项制定立法的职权，同时授权议会赋予州法院管辖权，以审理依据联邦立法提起的诉讼案件。自联邦成立以来，维多利亚州治安法院已审理过多项依据联邦法案提起的诉讼，涵盖税收、选举、无线电与电视许可，以及调解与仲裁类立法相关案件。

英联邦登记册（Commonwealth Registers）
历任《司法官法案》（Justices' Acts）以及近期的《裁判法院法案》（Magistrates' Court Acts）均要求法院书记员或登记官制作并留存法院的定罪、裁定及其他诉讼程序登记册，该登记册为法院的权威官方记录。1915年起，所有法院书记员均被要求为两类案件单独设立登记册：一是上述依据联邦立法提起的诉讼，二是被告人居住于其他州的案件。归入上述两类的案件均需记录于英联邦登记册中。1915年之前，联邦相关案件均记录于普通治安法院登记册内。

内容
英联邦登记册通常采用统一格式，载明案件编号、检察官或告发人姓名、被告人姓名、案件启动方式（逮捕、搜查令、传票等）、产生的诉讼费用、指控事由或诉讼事项（通常注明指控所依据的法案）、裁判结果或裁定，以及备注信息。备注栏通常用于记录罚金与费用的缴纳情况。为确保登记条目真实有效，法院主审法官需于每日庭审结束时签署登记册。