Appeals
10 Appeals
Part 6.1 applies to an appeal in relation to a sentence imposed by the Magistrates' Court on or after the commencement day.
Section 567A(1A) of the Crimes Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement day continues to apply to a sentence passed before the commencement day.
Part 6.2 applies to an appeal from a final order of the Magistrates' Court made on or after the commencement day.
Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of Part 6.3 apply to an appeal where the sentence is imposed on or after the commencement day.
Division 4 of Part 6.3 applies to an interlocutory decision made in a proceeding on or after the commencement day, irrespective of when the proceeding commenced.
Division 5 of Part 6.3 (other than section 308) applies to a question of law that arises in a proceeding on or after the commencement day, irrespective of when the proceeding commenced.
Section 308 applies to an acquittal recorded on or after the commencement day, irrespective of when the proceeding commenced.
On and from the commencement day, a finding of guilt or a conviction, decision or determination in a criminal proceeding that has been quashed before the commencement day is taken to have been set aside.
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