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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Appeals - General matters

212: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in this law"

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. An appeal court is a court that hears appeals, and it can be a first appeal court, second appeal court, or another type of appeal court. The word prosecution has the same meaning as it does in section 364.

A sentence is what happens to someone after they are found guilty, and it includes any way of dealing with the case after conviction. However, a sentence does not include some things, such as decisions about paying costs under section 364 or the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967. It also does not include decisions about making or cancelling certain orders, like suppression orders under sections 200, 202, or 205, or varying or revoking those orders under section 208.

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Part 6Appeals
General matters

212Interpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    appeal court means a first appeal court, second appeal court, or other appeal court specified by this Part

      prosecution has the meaning given to it in section 364

        sentence—

        1. includes any method of disposing of a case following conviction; but
          1. does not include—
            1. a decision, on conviction, to make or decline to make an order against the convicted person for the payment of costs under section 364 or under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967; or
              1. a decision, on conviction, to make or decline to make an order under any of sections 200, 202, or 205 (suppression orders); or
                1. a decision, on conviction, under section 208 to vary or revoke an order under any of those sections specified in subparagraph (ii).