Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Magistrates' Court Act 1989 - SECT 92

Appeal to Supreme Court on a question of law

92. Appeal to Supreme Court on a question of law



(1) A party to a criminal proceeding (other than a committal proceeding) in
the Court may appeal to the Supreme Court on a question of law, from a final
order of the Court in that proceeding.

(2) If an informant who is a member of the police force wishes to appeal under
subsection (1), the appeal must be brought by the Director of Public
Prosecutions on behalf of the informant.

(3) An appeal under subsection (1)-

   (a)  must be instituted not later than 30 days after the day on which the
        order complained of was made; and

   (b)  does not operate as a stay of any order made by the Court unless the
        Supreme Court so orders.

(4) Subject to subsection (3), an appeal under subsection (1) must be brought
in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court.

(5) An appeal instituted after the end of the period referred to in subsection
(3)(a) is deemed to be an application for leave to appeal under subsection
(1).

(6) The Supreme Court may grant leave under subsection (5) and the appellant
may proceed with the appeal if the Supreme Court-

   (a)  is of the opinion that the failure to institute the appeal within the
        period referred to in subsection (3)(a) was due to exceptional
        circumstances; and

   (b)  is satisfied that the case of any other party to the appeal would not
        be materially prejudiced because of the delay.

(7) After hearing and determining the appeal, the Supreme Court may make such
order as it thinks appropriate, including an order remitting the case for
re-hearing to the Court with or without any direction in law.



(8) An order made by the Supreme Court on an appeal under subsection (1),
other than an order remitting the case for re-hearing to the Court, may be
enforced as an order of the Supreme Court.

(9) The Supreme Court may provide for a stay of the order or for admitting any
person to bail as it thinks fit.

Subdivision 4-Appeal to Court of Appeal under section 567A(1A) of
Crimes Act 1958