New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

DISTRICT COURT RULES 1973 - SECT 53.2A

53.2A Appeals under section 23 (1) of the Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001

(1) In this rule:
"appeal" means an appeal under section 23 (1) of the Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 .
"respondent" in respect of an appeal means the person on whom the sentence appealed against was imposed.

(2) An appeal shall be lodged by giving notice of the appeal in the approved form to the Registrar of the Local Court at the Downing Centre, Sydney.

(5) The registrar of the Local Court at which was imposed the sentence appealed against shall, as soon as practicable after receiving notice of the appeal, forward to the registrar for the proclaimed place nearest to that Local Court a record containing the following information relating to the appeal:

(a) the full name of the respondent and any other names recorded in the proceedings in the Local Court as names by which the respondent is also known,

(b) the date of birth and last known address of the respondent,

(c) whether the respondent is in custody or on bail,

(d) where known to the registrar, the full name, address and telephone number of any solicitor who acted for the respondent in the proceedings resulting in the sentence,

(e) where the informant in the proceedings resulting in the sentence was:

(i) a member of the police force-the full name and rank of the member of the police force responsible for those proceedings and his location, or

(ii) not a member of the police force-the full name and address of the informant, and, where he laid the information as the holder of an office, the title of that office,

(f) the short title of the offence in respect of which the respondent was sentenced, and

(g) the location of the transcription centre to which the tapes of the proceedings resulting in the sentence were sent for transcription.