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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Appeals - Further provisions - How appeal affects decisions under appeal

350: Successful appellant entitled to return of amount paid under sentence

You could also call this:

"Get your money back if you win an appeal and already paid a fine"

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If you appeal a sentence and you are successful, you might get your money back. You have to have already paid a fine or some other amount of money as part of the sentence. The court that hears your appeal will decide if you get all your money back, some of it, or none of it, and they will make an order about this.

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Part 6Appeals
Further provisions: How appeal affects decisions under appeal

350Successful appellant entitled to return of amount paid under sentence

  1. An appellant who has paid a fine or other monetary amount in accordance with a sentence and is successful on an appeal under this Part relating to that sentence is entitled, subject to the order of the appeal court, to the return of the amount paid or part of the amount paid, as the case may be.

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