New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1912 - SECT 21A

21A Exercise of court's powers

(1) The decision of the court is to be in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the judges of the court present.

(2) If the judges present are equally divided in opinion, the decision of the court is to be in accordance with the opinion of the Chief Justice or other judge presiding.

(3) The decision of the court on any appeal heard before 3 or more judges is not affected merely because one or more of the judges dies before the decision on the appeal is given, so long as a majority of the judges before whom the hearing of the appeal commenced are in agreement as to the court's decision.

(4) If, in dismissing an appeal, the court is of the unanimous decision that the appeal does not raise any question of general principle, it may, in accordance with the rules, give reasons for its decision in short form.

(5) This section does not affect any provision of this or any other Act that authorises or requires a power of the court to be exercised in any other manner.

(6) In this section--

"appeal" includes any matter before the court.