CRIMES (APPEAL AND REVIEW) ACT 2001 - SECT 23
Appeals as of right
CRIMES (APPEAL AND REVIEW) ACT 2001 - SECT 23
Appeals as of right
23 Appeals as of right
(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions may appeal to the District Court
against a sentence imposed on a person by the Local Court in any of the
following proceedings--
(a) proceedings for any indictable offence that has
been dealt with summarily,
(c)
proceedings for any summary offence that has been prosecuted by or on behalf
of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(2) The prosecutor may appeal to the
District Court against--
(a) any order for costs made by a Magistrate against
the prosecutor in respect of committal proceedings taken by the prosecutor, or
(b) any order for costs made by the Local Court against the prosecutor in
respect of summary proceedings taken by the prosecutor.
(3) An appeal against
a sentence or an order for costs must be made within 28 days after the
relevant sentence is imposed or the order for costs is made.
(4) Despite
subsection (3), an appeal may be lodged more than 28 days after the relevant
sentence is imposed if--