CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 62
Appeals against decisions of Visiting Magistrates
CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 62
Appeals against decisions of Visiting Magistrates
62 Appeals against decisions of Visiting Magistrates
(1) An appeal against a
penalty imposed by a Visiting Magistrate under section 56 (1) (e) or (f) may
be made to the District Court under Part 3 of the
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 as if that penalty were a sentence
arising from a court attendance notice dealt with under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of
the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .
(2) The Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act
2001 applies to an appeal arising under subsection (1) with such modifications
as are made by or in accordance with the regulations under that Act.
(3) The
regulations may make provision for or with respect to the lodging and
determination of appeals under this section.
(4) Except as otherwise provided
by this section, a decision of a Visiting Magistrate to impose a penalty on an
inmate in proceedings under this Division is final and is not liable to be
challenged, appealed against, quashed or called into question by any court.
