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Senior Courts Act 2016

Supreme Court - Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

82: Orders and directions on interlocutory applications may be made or given by 1 Judge

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"A Judge can make decisions on some court applications"

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You are in a court case at the Supreme Court. A Judge can make orders and give directions on some applications. The Judge can make any order or give any direction they think is right, except in certain cases. The Judge cannot make an order that decides the whole case or answers a big question in the case. You might be wondering what happens if the Registrar makes a decision. A permanent Judge of the Supreme Court can review that decision if it was made under a certain power. The Judge can then confirm, modify, or revoke the decision as they think fit. If more than one Judge is hearing your case, they can work together to change or cancel an order made by one Judge. They can also confirm, modify, or revoke a decision that was already changed by another Judge.

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Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

82Orders and directions on interlocutory applications may be made or given by 1 Judge

  1. In a proceeding before the Supreme Court, a permanent Judge of the court may, on an interlocutory application, make any order and give any direction that the Judge thinks fit (other than an order or a direction excluded by subsection (2)).

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply to an order or a direction that determines the proceeding or disposes of a question or an issue that is before the court in the proceeding.

  3. A permanent Judge of the Supreme Court may—

  4. review a decision of the Registrar made within the civil jurisdiction of the court under a power conferred on the Registrar by a rule made under section 148; and
    1. confirm, modify, or revoke that decision as the Judge thinks fit.

      1. The Judges of the Supreme Court who together have jurisdiction to hear and determine a proceeding may—

      2. discharge or vary an order or a direction made or given under subsection (1); or
        1. confirm, modify, or revoke a decision confirmed or modified under subsection (3).

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