An advisory opinion given by a District Court judge on a question of law before trial, where no plea has been entered and no adverse order made, does not constitute a 'judgment or order' within s 5F of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) and cannot be the subject of an interlocutory appeal. Parties cannot use s 5F to obtain what is in substance a stated case determination on a question of law.
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