428How appeal is commenced

428 How appeal is commenced (1) An appeal under section 427 is commenced by filing a notice of appeal with a registrar of the Children's Court at any venue of the Children's Court within 28 days after the day on which the sentence of the Children's Court is imposed. (2) A copy of the notice of appeal must be served on the respondent in accordance with section 593(1) within 7 days after the day on which the notice is filed. (3) A notice of appeal must— (a) state the general grounds of appeal; and (b) be in the form prescribed by the rules of the appellate court. (4) The DPP must provide a copy of the notice of appeal to the legal practitioner who last represented the respondent in the criminal proceeding to which the appeal relates, if that legal practitioner can reasonably be identified. S. 429 substituted by No. 68/2009 s. 69.