Criminal Practice Rules 1999
sec.72Certificate of conviction
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sec.72 Certificate of conviction
This rule applies if a person (the requester ) asks the proper officer of the court of trial before which a person was convicted of an indictable offence to give to the requester a certificate of the person’s conviction. The proper officer may give the certificate to the requester only if— the appeal period for the offence has ended; and an appeal or subsequent appeal has not started, or a notice of application for leave to appeal or notice of application for leave to make a subsequent appeal has not been filed. If an appeal or subsequent appeal has started, or a notice of application for leave to appeal or notice of application for leave to make a subsequent appeal has been filed, the proper officer may give the certificate to the requester only if— the final decision on the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been given; or the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been abandoned. r 72 amd 2024 SL No. 178 s 19 (sec.72-ssec.1) This rule applies if a person (the requester ) asks the proper officer of the court of trial before which a person was convicted of an indictable offence to give to the requester a certificate of the person’s conviction. (sec.72-ssec.2) The proper officer may give the certificate to the requester only if— the appeal period for the offence has ended; and an appeal or subsequent appeal has not started, or a notice of application for leave to appeal or notice of application for leave to make a subsequent appeal has not been filed. (sec.72-ssec.3) If an appeal or subsequent appeal has started, or a notice of application for leave to appeal or notice of application for leave to make a subsequent appeal has been filed, the proper officer may give the certificate to the requester only if— the final decision on the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been given; or the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been abandoned.
- (a) the appeal period for the offence has ended; and
- (b) an appeal or subsequent appeal has not started, or a notice of application for leave to appeal or notice of application for leave to make a subsequent appeal has not been filed.
- (a) the final decision on the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been given; or
- (b) the appeal, subsequent appeal or application has been abandoned.