An appeal under s 184 of the Justices Act 1902 (WA) is an appeal by way of rehearing, but the appellant must still demonstrate error below. The discretion to admit further evidence under s 196(1)(b) must be exercised judicially, and evidence that could have been put before the magistrate will not readily be admitted on appeal. The offence of kerb crawling under s 5(1) of the Prostitution Act 2000 (WA) is not trivial for the purposes of s 45(1)(b)(i) of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA), having regard to the maximum penalty of 2 years' imprisonment.
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