61.1 Scope of this Part
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(1) An appeal by case stated is an appeal to a superior court on the basis of a set of facts specified by the inferior court for the superior court to make a decision on the application of the law to those facts.
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(2) This Part deals with the way in which the court determines —
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(a) (i) an appeal which lies to the court by way of case stated; or
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(ii) a question of law brought by way of case stated,
referred to it, by a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, a tribunal or other person; or
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(b) an application for an order directing a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person to refer a question of law to the court by way of case stated, where under any enactment the High Court or the Court of Appeal has power to determine such matters.
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(3) In this Part —
“case” includes a special case;
“clerk to the tribunal” means the clerk, secretary or other person responsible for the administration of the tribunal;
“court” means the High Court or the Court of Appeal as required by the particular enactment;
“enactment” includes the Constitution of the relevant Member State or Territory; and
“tribunal” means in relation to —
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(a) proceedings brought under the Constitution – a court other than the High Court, the Court of Appeal or a court martial; and
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(b) any other proceedings in any tribunal other than a court of law constituted by or under any enactment.