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5 Seniority of judges (1) The Chief Justice is the senior judge of the court. (2) The resident judges are senior to the additional judges and the acting judges. (3) The additional judges are senior to the acting judges. (4) The resident judges (other than the Chief Justice) have seniority as between themselves— or (5) The additional judges have seniority as between themselves— or (6) The acting judges have seniority as between themselves— or

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