▁the ▁British ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁in land ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁economic ▁capital ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁and ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁central ▁business ▁district ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁Par ram atta ▁Justice ▁P rec inct ▁provides , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁jud icial ▁and ▁administrative ▁functions , ▁community ▁service ▁health - ▁and ▁w elf are - related ▁needs . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Par ram atta ▁Cour th ouse ▁The ▁first ▁Par ram atta ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁Governor ▁Arthur ▁Phill ip ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁There after , ▁the ▁Par ram atta ▁district ▁used ▁a ▁r ented ▁building ▁for ▁jud icial ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁Par ram atta ▁cour th ouse , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Church ▁Street ▁and ▁George ▁Street , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Mort imer ▁Lewis , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁by ▁H oul son ▁and ▁Pay ten , ▁and ▁extended ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Following ▁its ▁dis est ab lish ment , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁cour th ouse ' s ▁columns ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Par ram atta ▁Park ; ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Cour th