A refusal of relief in the nature of certiorari is generally interlocutory, requiring leave to appeal under s 17A(4)(b) of the Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic), except where relief is refused in a principal cause on a basis admitting of no further application. The Court's practice of giving only general reasons for refusing leave under s 17A(4)(b) is not affected by Roy Morgan Research Centre v Commissioner of State Revenue, which concerned leave to appeal from VCAT under a different provision. An error in the trial judge's reasons as to the test for apprehended bias does not warrant leave to appeal where the same result would follow on the correct test.
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