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gives the Magistrates' Court a discretion to grant leave for a supplementary prosecution closing address in limited circumstances, that is, where the accused asserts facts in their closing address which are not supported by sworn evidence before the court. The prosecution is limited to replying to the relevant assertion. The court may limit the length of a supplementary address. Division 8—Determination of charge