This document contains a speech by Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis about the origin of the modern magistracy.

Theo Tsavdaridis, 'From Whence We Came: Justices of the Peace and the Birth of the Magistracy' (Speech, New South Wales Justices Association Conference, 19 November 2022)

As the colonial legal system developed in the early years of the New South Wales colony, its application to Aboriginal people was inconsistent. There were different approaches to the question of whether Aboriginal people could be tried under the law or were protected by the law.

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Theo Tsavdaridis, 'From Whence We Came: Justices of the Peace and the Birth of the Magistracy' (Speech, New South Wales Justices Association Conference, 19 November 2022)

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