Declaratory relief from the Supreme Court to challenge pre-trial rulings in criminal proceedings requires satisfaction of the threshold question that it is in the interests of justice before the court will address substantive issues, and the existence of the s 590AA statutory regime is a powerful discretionary factor against granting such relief.
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