When is the deadline for criminal appeal from the magistrates court to the supreme court?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from the day the order or decision is made, or the sentence or penalty is imposed. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- the day the order or decision is made, or the sentence or penalty is imposed
- Counting
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- The Supreme Court may allow further time.
- Section 209 (1) (a) applies a parallel 28-day period running from the imposition of the sentence or penalty for an appeal mentioned in s 208 (1) (b). A copy of the notice must be filed in the Magistrates Court and served as soon as practicable after institution (s 209 (2)).