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Supreme Court Act 1933
13Power of judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be
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13 Power of judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be
exercised by Full Court
(1) This section applies in relation to matters in which, apart from this
section, the jurisdiction of the court would be exercisable by a single
(2) At any time before the beginning of the hearing of a matter in relation
to which this section applies, a judge may order that the jurisdiction
of the court in that matter shall be exercised by the Full Court.
(3) At any time after the beginning of the hearing of a matter in relation
to which this section applies, the judge hearing the matter may order
that the jurisdiction of the court in that matter shall be exercised by
the Full Court.
(4) If an order has been made under subsection (2) or (3) in relation to a
matter—
(a) the jurisdiction of the court in the matter must, subject to the
rules, be exercised by the Full Court; and
(b) the court may give the directions it considers appropriate about
the procedure to be followed in the further conduct of the
proceeding, including directions about the use (if any) of any
evidence received before the making of the order.