An order extending time to apply for a compensation order under s 85D of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) is not a 'sentence' within s 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic) and cannot be the subject of a leave application under s 278. The appropriate course is to challenge the extension of time on appeal against the substantive compensation order if one is ultimately made.
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