LOCAL COURT ACT 2007 - SECT 70 Appeals

LOCAL COURT ACT 2007 - SECT 70

70 Appeals

(cf LCA 1982, section 64)

(1) In relation to any order arising from an application notice:

(a) an application for annulment may be made in accordance with Part 2 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 , and

(b) an appeal to the District Court may be made in accordance with Part 3 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 , and

(c) an appeal to the Supreme Court may be made in accordance with Part 5 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 ,

in the same way as such an application or appeal may be made in relation to a conviction arising from a court attendance notice dealt with under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .

(2) An application or appeal may not be made under subsection (1) in relation to an order referred to in that subsection if the making of such an application or appeal is prohibited by the Act or law pursuant to which the order was made.

(3) If any other Act:

(a) provides for an appeal to the District Court against an order of the Court under that Act, or

(b) provides for an appeal against such an order without identifying to which court such an appeal is to be made,

such an appeal is to be made to the District Court in accordance with Part 3 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 in the same way as an appeal under that Part may be made in relation to a conviction arising from a court attendance notice dealt with under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .

(4) If any other Act provides for an appeal to the Supreme Court against an order of the Court under that Act, such an appeal is to be made to the Supreme Court in accordance with Part 5 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 in the same way as an appeal under that Part may be made in relation to a conviction arising from a court attendance notice dealt with under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .

(5) The Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 applies to an application or appeal arising under this section with such modifications as are made by or in accordance with the regulations under that Act.

(6) In this section, a reference to an order includes a reference to any determination that the Court has jurisdiction to make, and any penalty that the Court has jurisdiction to impose.