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Senior Courts Act 2016

Court of Appeal - Constitution

55: Adjournments

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"Changing the time or place of a court session"

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The Court of Appeal can move a court session to a different time and place. You can think of this like rescheduling a meeting. The court decides when and where the new session will be. If some judges are not at a court session, one or more judges who are there can move the session to a different time and place. This is done when it is necessary because some judges are not present. The judges choose when and where the new session will be. If no judges are at a court session, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal must move the session. The Registrar decides when and where the next session will be. This is what happens when no judges are present at the scheduled time.

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Part 3Court of Appeal
Constitution

55Adjournments

  1. The Court of Appeal may adjourn a session of the court to a time and place appointed by the court.

  2. One or more Judges of the Court of Appeal may adjourn a session of the Court of Appeal to a time and place appointed by the Judge or Judges if it is necessary to do so because 1 or more Judges of the Court of Appeal are not present at the session.

  3. If none of the Judges is present at the time appointed for a session of the court, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal must adjourn the session and may determine the time and place of the next session.

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