31Appeals as of right

#### 31 Appeals as of right 31 Appeals as of right > > (1) Any person who has been convicted or sentenced by the Local Court with respect to an environmental offence may appeal to the Land and Environment Court against the conviction or sentence. > > > (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. > > > (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 conviction) may not be made before sentence is imposed. > > **s 31:** Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.11 \[2\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.