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Crimes Act 1961

Appeals - Appeal against conviction or sentence

388: Time for appealing

You could also call this:

"This explains when you need to ask for another look at your case if you think the court made a mistake."

You used to have a specific time limit for appealing a conviction or sentence. However, this rule no longer applies. The law that set this time limit was removed on 1 July 2013. If you want to know about the current rules for appealing, you should look at other parts of the law that might explain the new process.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM331990.

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Part 13Appeals
Appeal against conviction or sentence

388Time for appealing (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 388: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).