57Appeals requiring leave

57 Appeals requiring leave

57 Appeals requiring leave

(1) The prosecutor may appeal to the Supreme Court against—

(a) a sentence imposed by the Local Court with respect to an environmental offence, or

(b) an order that has been made by a Judge of the Local Court in relation to a person in any committal proceedings, or

(c) an interlocutory order that has been made by the Local Court in relation to a person in summary proceedings,

but only on a ground that involves a question of law alone, and only by leave of the Supreme Court.

(2) An application for leave to appeal must be made within such period after the date of the sentence or order as may be prescribed by rules of court.

s 57: Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.25[1].