Item #5000933 Official Charter of Justice of New South Wales, addressed to the Right Honble the Lord Chancellor, detailing the appointment of Francis Forbes as the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. Francis CHARTER OF JUSTICE. FORBES.
Official Charter of Justice of New South Wales, addressed to the Right Honble the Lord Chancellor, detailing the appointment of Francis Forbes as the first Chief Justice of New South Wales.
Official Charter of Justice of New South Wales, addressed to the Right Honble the Lord Chancellor, detailing the appointment of Francis Forbes as the first Chief Justice of New South Wales.
Official Charter of Justice of New South Wales, addressed to the Right Honble the Lord Chancellor, detailing the appointment of Francis Forbes as the first Chief Justice of New South Wales.

Appointment of Francis Forbes as first Chief Justice of New South Wales.
Official Charter of Justice of New South Wales, addressed to the Right Honble the Lord Chancellor, detailing the appointment of Francis Forbes as the first Chief Justice of New South Wales.

Whitehall, London: September, and receipted 10 October, 1823.

Two pages, folio, manuscript in ink on a bifolium, the third page receipted to the Lord Chancellor by Treasury, the fourth page a docket title.

Appointment of the first Chief Justice of NSW

Rare official document, formally addressed to the Lord Chancellor, marking the appointment of the English lawyer Francis Forbes to his very consequential office as the first Chief Justice of NSW. The document is receipted to the Lord Chancellor: "Our very good Lord, we have been made acquainted with this Docquet Whitehall Treasury Chambers the 10 day of October 1823".

Rare official document, formally addressed to the Lord Chancellor, marking the appointment of the English lawyer Francis Forbes to his very consequential office as the first Chief Justice of NSW. The document is receipted to the Lord Chancellor: "Our very good Lord, we have been made acquainted with this Docquet Whitehall Treasury Chambers the 10 day of October 1823".

"In New South Wales Judge-Advocate (Sir) John Wylde of the Criminal Court and Judge Barron Field of the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature were notified that their appointments would terminate with the enactment of 4 Geo. IV, c. 96. This supremely important statute was passed on 19 July 1823. It was intituled an Act to provide for the better administration of justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual government thereof. It also authorized the Charter of Justice, under which the Supreme Court of New South Wales was invested with the same status and jurisdiction as the King's Bench. On 13 October the formal appointment of Forbes as chief justice of the new court gave him unique powers, for he was not only head of the judiciary but also a member of the Legislative Council and, ex officio, of the later Executive Council..." (ADB).

Provenance: From the library of the late Dr. Robert Edwards AO.

Price (AUD): $3,300.00

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