An appeal to the District Court under s 84 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) falls within the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court, subject to the privative clause in s 176 of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW), so that the Court of Appeal may intervene only upon demonstration of jurisdictional error. In the supervisory jurisdiction, the proper relief is to remit to the District Court, not to set aside Local Court orders directly.
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