SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 172

SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 172

172 .         Foreign law question to be decided by judge

                Where for the purpose of disposing of any action or other matter which is being tried in the Supreme Court by a judge with a jury it is necessary to ascertain the law of any other country which is applicable to the facts of the case, any question as to the effect of the evidence given with respect to that law shall, instead of being submitted to the jury, be decided by the judge alone.