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Full Court decisions—equal division of opinion

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14 Full Court decisions—equal division of opinion

If the Full Court is divided in opinion as to the decision to be given on any question, the question is to be decided according to—

(a)

if there is a majority—the opinion of the majority; or

(b)

if the judges are equally divided in opinion—the opinion of the most senior judge sitting.

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