New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL APPEAL RULES - REG 2

2 Forms

(1) The forms set out in the Schedule to these Rules, with such alterations as circumstances require, shall be used in all cases where such forms are applicable; but any variance therefrom not being in matter of substance, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings.

(2) Without limiting subrule (1), if a form provides for the insertion of the title of the proceedings, the title is to be in the following format:

(Name of appellant) v. (Name of respondent)

(3) For the purposes of subrule (2), if the appellant or respondent is the Crown the matter "R." is to be inserted as the name of the appellant or respondent (as the case may be) in the title of the proceedings.

(4) In this clause, a reference to the
"Crown" includes a reference to the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.