VPRS 4598 Court of Petty Sessions 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）中收录的判令，均为跨州法院作出的判决，最初在小额裁判法院（Court of Petty Sessions）登记，其后移交治安法院（Magistrates' Courts，或其跨州对应机构）以执行。当被告迁至跨州地区后，判令副本会登记在距离被告新住所地最近的小额裁判法院所属的澳大利亚判决登记册中。完成登记后，该判决即可通过维多利亚州的当地法院予以执行。登记册所载详情包括：作出判决的法院名称、诉讼案由与立案日期、诉讼形式或性质、应获付款方或判决受益方的姓名与住址、被判令付款或需实施/禁止实施某一行为的当事人的姓名与住址、判决作出日期、判决摘要（列明需支付的金额（如有）以及需实施或禁止实施的行为的具体细节）、庭审日期与裁决金额（如有），以及备注信息。每份判令均经治安法官登记并签字确认。该登记册的页面通常以“判决登记册”为标准标题。该档案系列此前的名称为“联邦案件判决登记册（Register of Judgements for Commonwealth Cases）”，此次更名是为了将其与诸多法院同期创建的联邦判决登记册相区分。