VPRS 3259 County Court Registers, Part II, Equity

Successive County Court Rules have required the registrar of the court to keep a register of all verdicts, orders and judgements of the court. The register is the authoritative record of the court.This series was used to register proceedings by petition in equity. Examples include petitions to register a birth, petitions under the Commonwealth Employees Compensation Act, exemptions from National Service Training, claims for damages on behalf of a third party (i.e. 'as next friend).Registration ProcessAn entry in the register was initiated upon lodgement of a petition with the court by the solicitor acting on behalf of the plaintiff. Recordings were then made as the case progressed towards trial. Register details include:- The names and addresses of the plaintiff and defendant :- Number of the plaint- The legal practitioner acting for the plaintiff- The nature of the action- Admissions, Disclaimer and Statement- Decretal and other Orders- Record for trail on issues of fact and result- Appeal and Result- Notices and RemarksThis series comprises one of three sequences of registers which, if all were used, collectively constitute the entire County Court Register for the court in question. The three sequences were known as:County Court Register, Part I, Common LawCounty Court Register, Part II, Equity, andCounty Court Register, Part III, Probate and Administration.

历届郡法院（County Court）规则均要求本院书记员留存所有裁决、裁定与判决的登记册，该登记册为法院的权威官方档案记录。

本系列登记册用于衡平法（Equity）项下的请愿诉讼登记，适用示例包括出生登记请愿、《联邦雇员赔偿法》（Commonwealth Employees Compensation Act）项下的请愿申请、国民服役训练豁免申请，以及以“法定代理人（as next friend）”身份代表第三方提出的损害赔偿请求。

### 登记流程
登记条目由代表原告的执业律师向法院提交请愿书后启动，随案件逐步推进至庭审阶段完成完整记录。登记内容涵盖以下项：
- 原告与被告的姓名及住址
- 诉状编号
- 原告委托的执业律师
- 诉讼事由性质
- 自认声明、弃权声明与陈述书
- 判令文书及其他法院裁定
- 事实争议点的庭审记录与裁判结果
- 上诉情况及最终结果
- 各类通知与备注事项

本系列为三类郡法院登记序列之一，若三类序列均完整留存，则可构成对应法院的全套郡法院登记档案。三类序列分别为：
1. 郡法院登记册第一部分：普通法（Common Law）
2. 郡法院登记册第二部分：衡平法（Equity）
3. 郡法院登记册第三部分：遗嘱认证与遗产管理（Probate and Administration）