New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL APPEAL RULES - REG 1

1 Name of Rules and interpretation

These rules shall be called the Criminal Appeal Rules , and unless the context or subject-matter otherwise requires or indicates:

"appellant" includes an applicant for leave to appeal, and a person who gives notice of intention to appeal or to apply for leave to appeal.

"The Act" means the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 .

"Proper Officer of the Court of Trial" means the officer who has the custody of the records of the Court of Trial.

"Registrar" includes any persons for the time being performing the duties of the Registrar.

"Shorthand-writer" means the person appointed as such for the purposes of the Act.

"Exhibits" includes all books, papers and documents, and all other things used in evidence at the trial of an appellant, and includes any written statement handed in to the Judge of the Court of Trial by the appellant.

"Examiner" means the Judge, Officer of the Court, Justice, or other person appointed by the Court under section 12 (b) of the Act.