New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (APPEAL AND REVIEW) ACT 2001 - SECT 12

12 Appeals requiring leave

(1) Any person who has been convicted by the Local Court in the person's absence or following the person's plea of guilty may appeal to the District Court against the conviction, but only by leave of the District Court.

(2) An application for leave to appeal may not be made in relation to a conviction in respect of which the defendant--

(a) is entitled to make an application under section 4 but has not done so, or

(b) has made an application under section 4 but the application has not been disposed of under Part 2.

(3) An application for leave to appeal must be made--

(a) within 28 days after (but not before) the sentence imposed after the relevant conviction is made, or

(b) if an application for annulment of the conviction has been made under Part 2 within that 28-day period, within 28 days after the Part 2 application is disposed of under that Part.