Section 308: Judgment to be in writing

(1) The Judge or Magistrate shall record his judgment in writing and every judgment shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision and the reasons for the decision and shall be dated and signed by the Judge or Magistrate at the time of pronouncing it.
(2) The Magistrate, instead of writing the judgment, may record briefly in the book his decision or finding and his reason for the decision or finding, and then deliver an oral judgment.