VPRS 10950 Exemption Court Register

The records in this series consist of the applications made for exemption from military service to the Exemption Court sitting at Inglewood. Under the Commonwealth Conscription Act 1916 and the War Service Regulations 1916, responsibility was delegated to the State Court of Petty Sessions to hear applications for exemption from military service on the allowable grounds. These records were kept separately from the usual Court Registers.Records in this series consist of the original applications for exemption and the duplicates of the Certificates of Exemption granted by the Court which give the reasons for the Courts decision. A number of Court Exemption Registers are held in custody.

本系列档案包含向设于英格尔伍德（Inglewood）的兵役豁免法庭（Exemption Court）提交的兵役豁免申请。依据《1916年联邦征兵法》与《1916年战争勤务条例》，兵役豁免申请的审理权责已下放至州治安法院（State Court of Petty Sessions），仅可基于法定许可理由受理此类申请。本系列档案与常规法庭登记册分开归档，其中涵盖原始兵役豁免申请书，以及法庭出具的豁免证明书副本——该副本载明了法庭作出裁决的具体理由。另有多份法庭豁免登记册由官方妥善保管。