Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES 1999 - REG 76

76 Appellant on bail

(1) If an appellant who has been admitted to bail and is not represented by a lawyer does not attend a hearing of the appeal, subsequent appeal or leave application, the court may do the following—

(a) consider the appeal, subsequent appeal or leave application in the appellant’s absence;

(b) decline to consider the appeal, subsequent appeal or leave application;

(c) summarily dismiss the appeal, subsequent appeal or leave application;

(d) make another order the court considers appropriate;

(e) issue a warrant for the appellant’s apprehension.

(2) In this rule—

"leave application" means—

(a) an application for leave to appeal; or

(b) an application for leave to make a subsequent appeal.