CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1912 - SECT 14
Right of appellant to be present
CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1912 - SECT 14
Right of appellant to be present
14 Right of appellant to be present
(1) An appellant, notwithstanding that the appellant is in custody, shall be
entitled to be present if the appellant desires it, on the hearing of
the appellant's appeal, except where the appeal is on some ground involving a
question of law alone. On an appeal on such ground and on an application for
leave to appeal, and on any proceedings preliminary or incidental to an
appeal, the appellant shall not be entitled to be present, except by leave of
the court.
(2) The power of the court to pass any sentence under this Act may
be exercised notwithstanding that the appellant is not present.
