In the ACT, the test for allowing an appeal by consent is whether there is an arguable appealable error in the primary judgment. The Court will not enter consent orders allowing an appeal and ordering a new trial where the respondent disputes any arguable error, and will not order a new trial that the parties do not intend to pursue, as this would constitute an abuse of the Court's role.
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