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Restrictive Practices Court Act 1976
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7Hearing and judgment
(1)For the hearing of any proceedings the Court shall consist of a presiding judge and at least two other members, except that in the case of proceedings involving only issues of law the Court may instead consist of a single member being a judge.
(2)On the hearing of any proceedings, the opinion of the judge or judges sitting as members of the Court upon any question of law shall prevail; but subject to this the decision of the Court shall be taken by all the members sitting, or, in the event of a difference of opinion, by the votes of the majority of the members.
In the event of an equality of votes, the presiding judge shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.
(3)The judgment of the Court in any proceedings shall be delivered by the presiding judge.
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