The Supreme Court held that a magistrate's order granting leave for a witness to appear via video link from a non-preferred facility does not constitute a 'decision' within the exhaustive definition in s 6 of the Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA), and is therefore not appealable under pt 2 div 2 of that Act. The Court also noted that the District Court's Practice Directions - General have no application in the Magistrates Court, and the appellant's reliance on those directions was misplaced.
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