Appeal books in the ACT Court of Appeal should contain only material necessary to determine the issues defined by the notice of appeal. Section 37N of the Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT) does not mandate inclusion of all evidence from below. Where an appeal raises only questions of contractual construction and no findings of fact are challenged, voluminous evidentiary material need not be included, though provision should be made for supplementary appeal papers.
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