11Appeals as of right

#### 11 Appeals as of right 11 Appeals as of right > > (1) Any person who has been convicted or sentenced by the Local Court may appeal to the District Court against the conviction or sentence (or both). > > > (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a conviction if the person was convicted in the person’s absence or following the person’s plea of guilty. > > > (1B) Any person whose application under section 4 for annulment of a sentence has been refused by the Local Court may appeal to the District Court against the sentence. > > > (2) An appeal must be made— > > > > > (a) within 28 days after sentence is imposed, or > > > > > (b) if an application for annulment of the conviction or sentence has been made under Part 2 within that 28-day period, within 28 days after the Part 2 application is disposed of under that Part, > > > > but (in the case of an appeal against a conviction) may not be made before sentence is imposed. > > **s 11:** Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.11 \[1\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2009 No 4, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\].