An appeal filed out of time will be dismissed as incompetent where the appellant fails to make a formal application for an extension of time, provides no explanation for the delay, and the proposed grounds of appeal do not reveal real prospects of success. The burden of establishing the competency of the appeal lies on the appellant under r 84.16(2) of the Supreme Court Rules (NT).
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