Nona v The Queen (No 3)

In *Nona v The Queen (No 3)*, the applicant, Nona, sought a stay of sentencing proceedings pending the hearing of an appeal against conviction. The application was considered by Refshauge J in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant a stay of sentencing proceedings. This involved considering the potential fragmentation of proceedings and the proximity in time of the scheduled appeal hearing.

Refshauge J determined that the application for a stay was a matter best determined by the full bench of three judges who were already scheduled to hear the appeal. Accordingly, the application was referred to that bench for determination. The Court made no substantive orders regarding the stay itself, but rather directed that the application be heard by the appellate judges.