Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

For the purposes of dealing with an appeal, a judge has jurisdiction —

to make a decision on the judge’s own initiative or on an application by a party;

to decide an application on the basis of the documents lodged and without listing it for hearing;

to make a decision on the judge’s own initiative on the basis of the documents lodged and without requiring the parties to attend a hearing;

to hear and decide any application made during the appeal in the absence of any party other than the applicant;

to order some or all of the parties to do one or more of the following in respect of the appeal, or any aspect of it specified by the judge —

to lodge, before a date set by the judge, any document specified by the judge that the judge considers will or may facilitate the appeal being conducted and concluded efficiently, economically and expeditiously;

to appear and make oral submissions on a date set by the judge;

to limit the time a party has to make oral submissions at a hearing before a judge.

If a judge makes a decision on the basis of the documents lodged without requiring the parties to attend a hearing, rule 63 applies.