(c) That's wrong. 

You were asked to select the correct statement.

It is correct to say that the doctrine of precedent is a good way of ensuring that the law remains certain, predictable and consistent.

It is incorrect to say that the doctrine of precedent is primarily a way of keeping control of judges and stopping them from making new law when deciding cases.

It is incorrect to say that there is no widely accepted reason for following the doctrine of precedent: it is simply the established way Australian courts work.

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