The power to correct or amend a judgment under rr 36.15-36.17 of the UCPR and s 23 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) does not extend to reconsidering the merits of the decision; a litigant who disagrees with the outcome must appeal. Suppression orders will not be granted merely because a litigant is embarrassed by adverse findings, particularly where no application was made before or during the hearing.
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