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5301 Appeals to Court of Appeal—stay and reinstatement
(1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal in a civil proceeding does not
operate as a stay of the order appealed from unless—
(a) a territory law provides otherwise; or
Appeals to Court of Appeal—preliminary Division 5.4.1
Rule 5301
(b) the Court of Appeal or the court otherwise orders.
Note 1 Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for a stay
or for an order under this rule.
Note 2 An appeal to the Court of Appeal in a criminal proceeding does not
operate as a stay of the conviction appealed from.
(2) In an urgent case, an application to the Court of Appeal or the court
for a stay may be made without serving it on anyone.
(3) If the application to the Court of Appeal or the court for a stay is made
without serving it on anyone, the application must be accompanied
by an affidavit setting out the grounds relied on in support of the claim
of urgency.
(4) If the order appealed from is stayed by the Court of Appeal or the
court, the Court of Appeal or the court may make any order that it
considers necessary or desirable to give effect to the stay.
(5) The Court of Appeal may, by order, amend or set aside an order made
by the court or it under this rule.
(6) The court may, by order, amend or set aside an order made by it under
(7) An application for an order of the Court of Appeal for a stay may be
made whether or not a similar application has been made to the court.
(8) If any step has been taken for the enforcement of an order and the
Court of Appeal amends or sets aside the order on appeal under this
part, the Court of Appeal may make the orders for reinstatement it
Division 5.4.2 Appeals to Court of Appeal—leave to appeal from interlocutory orders
Rule 5302