The colony at that time took in what is now Tasmania, then called Van Diemen's Land, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and of the course the current state of New South Wales. The scope of the colony was quite limited in its early days, so jurisdiction over places such as South Australia did not practically occur. In the case of Van Diemen's Land, the court rarely sat there, and prisoners were brought to Sydney for trial, or dealt with summarily in Hobart.
The colony included what is now Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales. In its early stages, the jurisdiction over places such as South Australia was not practical. For Van Diemen's Land, courts rarely sat there, and prisoners were usually brought to Sydney for trial or dealt with summarily in Hobart.