A question submitted under s 5AE of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) that involves the application of statutory provisions to the particular facts of a prosecution and the limitations of a guilty plea is a mixed question of fact and law, not a pure question of law, notwithstanding that it is framed by reference to 'the operation of a section'.
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