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383: Right of appeal against conviction or sentence
or “You can ask for a second look at your case if you think the court made a mistake.”
You could also call this:

“You can ask for another look at a decision about being guilty or getting punished.”

This section of the law used to be about appealing against a decision made by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal might have made a decision about someone’s conviction (when they were found guilty of a crime) or their sentence (the punishment they received). However, this part of the law doesn’t exist anymore. It was removed on 1 July 2013. This means you can’t use this specific rule to appeal a decision from the Court of Appeal now.

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or “ You can ask for a new decision if you think you were unfairly punished for not following court rules. ”
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Part 13 Appeals
Appeal against conviction or sentence

383AAppeal against decision of Court of Appeal on appeal against conviction or sentence (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 383A: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).