62Appeals against decisions of Visiting Judges

62 Appeals against decisions of Visiting Judges

62 Appeals against decisions of Visiting Judges

(1) An appeal against a penalty imposed by a Visiting Judge under section 56 (1) (e) or (f) may be made to the District Court under Part 3 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 as if that penalty were a sentence arising from a court attendance notice dealt with under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986.

(2) The Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 applies to an appeal arising under subsection (1) with such modifications as are made by or in accordance with the regulations under that Act.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the lodging and determination of appeals under this section.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a decision of a Visiting Judge to impose a penalty on an inmate in proceedings under this Division is final and is not liable to be challenged, appealed against, quashed or called into question by any court.

s 62: Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.73 [10] [11]; 2004 No 47, Sch 1 [18]; 2015 No 15, Sch 2.9; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.24[4] [5].