CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1912 - SECT 19
Duties of registrar with respect to notices of appeal
CRIMINAL APPEAL ACT 1912 - SECT 19
Duties of registrar with respect to notices of appeal
19 Duties of registrar with respect to notices of appeal
(1) When an appeal or application for leave to appeal is duly made under this
Act, the registrar must take all necessary steps for obtaining a hearing under
this Act of the appeal or application.
(1A) The rules of court may make
provision with respect to the transcripts, exhibits or other documents or
things relating to the proceedings in the court of trial that are required for
the determination of the appeal or application.
(2) If it appears to the
registrar that the appeal papers relating to a conviction do not show any
substantial ground of appeal, the registrar may refer the appeal to the court
for summary determination, and the court may thereupon, if it considers that
the appeal is frivolous or vexatious, dismiss the appeal summarily, without
calling upon any person to attend the hearing.
(3) The registrar shall
furnish the necessary forms and instructions in relation to notices of
intention to appeal or to make application under this Act to any person who
demands the same, and to officers of courts, governors of prisons, and to such
other officers or persons as the registrar thinks fit, and the governor of a
prison shall cause such forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of
prisoners desiring to appeal or to make any application under this Act, and
shall cause any such notice given by a prisoner in the governor's custody to
be forwarded on behalf of the prisoner to the registrar.
