50AAppeals

50A Appeals

[Section 50A Inserted by No. 18 of 2008, s. 15, Applied:26 Jun 2008]

(1)  An offender reporting order made by the Supreme Court under this Act may be appealed against in the Court of Criminal Appeal as if that order were a sentence imposed on conviction.

(2)  An appeal against an offender reporting order may be made by the prosecution or the person against whom the offender reporting order has been made.

(3)  On an appeal against an offender reporting order, the Court of Criminal Appeal may affirm, quash or vary the order.

(3A)  [Section 50A Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 20 of 2013, s. 24, Applied:20 Jun 2013] The prosecution may appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court not to make an offender reporting order or a failure to make such an order.

(3B)  [Section 50A Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 20 of 2013, s. 24, Applied:20 Jun 2013] On an appeal under subsection (3A) , the Court of Criminal Appeal may –

(a) affirm that an offender reporting order not be made; or

(b) make an offender reporting order.

(4)  Nothing in this section restricts or affects any right of appeal that a person would have apart from this section.