Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 No. 53 of 1975 - SECT 28

28. (1) The original jurisdiction of the Court may be exercised by one or more
Judges.

(2) The jurisdiction of the Court in an appeal from a court of summary
jurisdiction may be exercised by one or more Judges.

(3) The jurisdiction of the Court in an appeal from a Judge of the Court or of
the Supreme Court of a State shall be exercised by a Full Court.

(4) Where, after a Full Court (including a Full Court constituted in
accordance with this sub-section) has commenced the hearing, or further
hearing, of an appeal and before the appeal has been determined, one of the
Judges constituting the Full Court dies, resigns his office, or otherwise
becomes unable to continue as a member of the Full Court for the purposes of
the appeal, then the hearing and determination, or the determination, of the
appeal may be completed by a Full Court constituted by the remaining Judges,
if at least 2 Judges remain, or, with the consent of the parties, by a Full
Court constituted by the remaining Judge or Judges and an additional Judge or
Judges.

(5) A Full Court constituted in accordance with sub-section (4) may have
regard to any evidence given or received, and arguments adduced, by or before
the Full Court as previously constituted.

(6) The Court constituted by one or more Judges may sit and exercise the
jurisdiction of the Court notwithstanding that the Court constituted by one or
more other Judges is at the same time sitting and exercising the jurisdiction
of the Court.