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303 Adjournment if question of law reserved

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(1)If a court reserves a question of law under section 302 after the trial has commenced, the court must adjourn the trial without discharging the jury, if reasonably practicable, until the question of law has been determined.
(2)If a court reserves a question of law under section 302A, the court must adjourn the hearing, if reasonably practicable, until the question of law has been determined.
S. 303(2) inserted by No. 48/2012 s. 19.