What does "de facto binding" mean?

What will be the strength of NSW decisions on their Evidence Act 1995 (which is not identical with our new Act) in Victorian courts? Will those cases be binding or merely persuasive?It's impossible to argue that they won't, at the least, be highly persuasive. There's no point re-inventing the wheel. The decisions of other jurisdictions …

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What does "de facto binding" mean?

What will be the strength of NSW decisions on their Evidence Act 1995 (which is not identical with our new Act) in Victorian courts? Will those cases be binding or merely persuasive?It's impossible to argue that they won't, at the least, be highly persuasive. There's no point re-inventing the wheel. The decisions of other jurisdictions …

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