Western Australia criminal appeal deadline calculator
Calculate 2 fixed time limits from the released Western Australia criminal appeals pack. Choose the deadline and trigger date to see the raw date, calculation steps, citation and checks that still need to be made.
Cited time limits
2
Rule review
6 August 2026
Output
Review date
Check the result before use
This is a self-check calculation of the sourced base period, not a final filing instruction. Western Australian excluded days and Court registry closure dates are not bundled. Interpretation Act 1984 section 61 may move an expiry to the next non-excluded day. Check the current registry calendar before applying that rollover. Check the cited rule, the correct factual branch, every order and any electronic-filing cut-off.
28 days from Date of the decision, or sentencing where conviction and sentence dates differ
Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA) s 10(3)AdvisoryVerify against the rules
Legal disclaimer
Deadline Engine calculates dates from encoded procedural rules. It is software, not legal advice, and no output is approved for your matter. Check the jurisdiction, inputs, current cited rule, facts and any order or agreement before recording or using the date. Responsibility for the operative deadline and diary remains with you.
Exact released scope
Deadlines covered by this calculator
Every row below is rendered from the calculator catalogue. It shows the encoded base period, exact trigger, citation, counting direction and retained primary source. Rules or orders outside this list are not implied to be covered.
Commence a WA appeal from a court of summary jurisdiction
28 days
Trigger
Date of the decision, or sentencing where conviction and sentence dates differ
The Court of Appeal may order otherwise. Never assume an extension.
Check before use
Section 28(4) changes the trigger to sentencing for an appeal against conviction, sentence or both where sentencing occurred later.
Source boundary
Official sources and calculation basis
The base-period calculation uses Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) s 61. The source pack was reviewed on 6 August 2026. A newer amendment, local rule, closure direction or case-specific order can change the date.
Official source 1 · legislation.wa.gov.auOpen source
Official source 2 · legislation.wa.gov.auOpen source