A single judge sitting alone in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal held that the interim orders sought — a stay of District Court criminal proceedings, setting aside a Children's Court committal order, and remitting proceedings to the Children's Court — did not fall within the powers exercisable by a single judge under s 22 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW). The Court requires constitution by three or more judges as directed by the Chief Justice under s 3(1), and absent such direction, a single judge's powers are confined to those enumerated in s 22.
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