NRS-13569 | Petitions of appeal in Equity (Judge's copies),

The Act 4 Vic. no.22 (1840) provided for an appeal by any person, "feeling aggrieved" by an order or decree of the Supreme Court in Equity. Appeals from the Supreme Court in Sydney were heard before the Full Court, whereas appeals from the resident judge at Port Phillip were brought under review of the judges, sitting in banco, in Sydney. Copies of all appeals were to be delivered to the Equity Judge and other judges. In the event of the amount involved exceeding £500, the Full Court could grant leave to appeal to Her Majesty in Council. Each petition of appeal shows: names of plaintiff, defendant, and petitioner's attorney, date of hearing before the Equity judge, order or decree of the judge presiding, together with an enumeration of the petitioner's grounds of appeal. If the plaintiff was the appellant his bill or statement of the substance of his original bill is normally included. Each petition is signed by two barristers in law (stating that they consider the grounds of the appeal to be justified in law). Marginal notes are occasionally added by the judges. 1844, 1846-50, 1854 (5/4746.1). 1 box (part). Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

维多利亚4年（1840年）第22号法案（Act 4 Vic. no.22）规定，任何对衡平法最高法院（Supreme Court in Equity）的命令或判决“感到不满”的人士，均可提起上诉。来自悉尼衡平法最高法院的上诉由全席法庭（Full Court）审理，而来自菲利普港驻庭法官的上诉，则需交由悉尼的合议庭法官进行复审。所有上诉案件的副本均须提交给衡平法法官及其他法官。若涉案金额超过500英镑，全席法庭可准许上诉至女王陛下会同枢密院。
每份上诉请愿书均载明原审原告、原审被告及请愿人诉讼代理人的姓名，衡平法法官的审理日期、主审法官作出的命令或判决，以及请愿人上诉理由的详细列举。若上诉人即为原审原告，通常还会附具其原始诉状的账单或内容摘要。每份请愿书均须由两名出庭大律师签署，声明其认为该上诉理由在法律上具有正当性。法官偶尔会添加页边批注。
该批档案涵盖1844年、1846年至1850年、1854年的相关文件（档案编号：5/4746.1），共计1盒（部分卷册）。
备注：本描述摘录自2000年第3版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）。