Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · General Division of High Court
22. Powers of rehearing
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All appeals to the General Division in the exercise of its appellate civil jurisdiction are to be by way of rehearing.
General Division
“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;
In hearing and deciding an appeal, the General Division has all the powers and duties, as to amendment or otherwise, of the court from which the appeal was brought.
court
“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;
Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other written law, the General Division may receive further evidence —
by oral examination in court; (b)by affidavit; (c)by deposition taken before an examiner or a commissioner; or
in any other manner as the court may allow.
Except as provided in subsection (5), such further evidence may be given to the General Division only with the permission of the General Division and on special grounds.
Such further evidence may be given to the General Division without permission if the evidence relates to matters occurring after the date of the decision appealed against.
The General Division may draw any inference of fact, give any judgment and make any order.
The powers in this section —
may be exercised in relation to any part of the decision appealed against, including any part of the decision appealed against to which the appeal does not relate; and
may be exercised in favour of any party to the decision appealed against, including any party to the decision appealed against who has not appealed against the decision.