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Supreme Court Act 1970
46BCertain other matters may be heard by 2 Judges
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#### 46B Certain other matters may be heard by 2 Judges
46B Certain other matters may be heard by 2 Judges
> > (1) This section applies to the following applications—
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> > > (a) applications for leave to appeal,
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> > > (b) applications involving a question of practice and procedure in an appeal or other matter in the Court of Appeal (being applications that are not capable of being dealt with by a single Judge of Appeal).
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> > (2) The Chief Justice may direct that such an application be heard and determined by such 2 Judges of Appeal as the President of the Court of Appeal directs.
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> > (3) For the purpose of hearing and determining an application the subject of a direction under this section, the Court of Appeal is constituted by the 2 Judges directed by the President of the Court of Appeal.
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> > (4) The decision of the Court of Appeal when constituted by 2 Judges of Appeal is to be in accordance with the opinion of those Judges.
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> > (5) If the judges are divided in opinion, the application is to be reheard and determined by the Court of Appeal constituted by 3 Judges of Appeal.
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> **s 46B:** Ins 1995 No 88, Sch 1.8 \[3\].