Sophie Meis Jun 2, 2021:

Judicial discretion "Judicial discretion — the result of its exercise is referred to herein as a. discretionary decision — is exercised when a judge is granted a power under. either statute ('statutory discretion') or common law that requires the judge to. choose between several different, but equally valid, courses of action."
(JUDICIAL DISCRETION AND HUMAN RIGHTS - Melbourne ...law.unimelb.edu.au)