Criminal Appeal (Amendment No 1) Rule 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Criminal Appeal (Amendment No 1) Rule

2018

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

The Supreme Court Rule Committee has made the following rule of court under the Supreme

Court Act 1970.

Rebel Kenna

Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note

The object of this Rule is to amend the Criminal Appeal Rules to enable the Court to extend the period of time within which a notice of appeal, or a notice of application for leave to appeal, may be filed.

Criminal Appeal (Amendment No 1) Rule 2018 [NSW]

Criminal Appeal (Amendment No 1) Rule 2018

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

1      Name of Rule

This Rule is the Criminal Appeal (Amendment No 1) Rule 2018.

2      Commencement

This Rule commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Criminal Appeal Rules

Rule 3B Time for filing notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal

Insert at the end of rule 3B (1) (b):

, or

(c) within such extended time as may in any case be allowed by the Court.