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Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
THE LETTERS PATENT OF 1823 (THIRD CHARTER OF JUSTICE) - MAY 1824, NSW ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT (4 Vict c 22, s 22) - 1840
Posted on 1:54 AM by Unknown
The functions of the Master in Equity were both administrative and judicial. The judicial functions were of an essentially limited nature, and consisted of matters referred by a judge in the Equity jurisdiction, usually in respect to inquiries regarding the valuation of property, be it real property or investments such as shares or next-of-kin inquiries, or the taking of accounts such as estate accounts or partnership accounts. Like many legal concepts and institutions in Australia, the office of Master in Equity had its origins in...
Monday, April 16, 2012
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD CHRISTMAS DAY 1896 ARTICLE ON ENGLISH LOCOMOTIVES ON HIGHWAYS ACT
Posted on 11:09 PM by Unknown
“THE NEW ROADSTER. MOTOR-CAR REGULATIONSThe London Local Government Board has forwarded to the County Councils of England and Wales, to tho metropolitan vestries, and to all other highway authorities advance copies of an important order made by the board under the Locomotive on Highways Act, 1896, and dealing with the regulation of motor-cars: - In the order, a motor-car, or " light locomotive," is defined as a " vehicle propelled by mechanical power which is under three tons in weight unladen, and is not used for the purpose of drawing more...
NEWSPAPER NOTICE OF BRAND NEW ACT OF VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT REGARDING MOTOR CARS
Posted on 10:41 PM by Unknown
This notice is from defunct Melbourne newspaper, The Argus. What stands out to you? Feel free to comment below. “MOTOR-CAR ACT 1909. OWNERS of MOTOR CARS and CYCLES, and Drivers of Same are notified that forms of applications for registrations of cars and cycles and for licences to drive can now be obtained at Police Stations. Early application is recommended. T.O'Callaghan, Chief Commissioner of Police. Melbourne, 18thFebruary, 19...
BONA VACANTIA
Posted on 4:26 PM by Unknown
10.1 Bona vacantia is the Crown’s statutory right to the property of an intestate, when no relatives are entitled. In most jurisdictions when the intestate is not survived by a spouse or partner, issue, parents or remoter eligible relatives, the State or Territory is entitled to the intestate’s estate by bona vacantia.1 10.2 Given the reduction in the size of the average family in Australia and the higher incidence of single child families, the possibility of an intestate’s estate passing to a State or Territory may not be so unlikely as...
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