The statutory right of appeal against conviction under s 666D of the Criminal Code (Qld) is exhausted once an appeal has been determined on its merits, and neither s 666E, s 671 of the Criminal Code nor s 44 of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 confers an additional right of appeal. A second application for leave to appeal against sentence, even if not jurisdictionally barred, constitutes an abuse of process where the matter was conclusively determined on its merits. The question of whether a refusal of leave to appeal against sentence on the merits creates a jurisdictional bar to a further application remains unresolved.
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