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Supreme Court Act 1933
37EAppellate jurisdiction
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37E Appellate jurisdiction
(1) When exercising its appellate jurisdiction under this part, the court is
to be known as the Court of Appeal.
(2) The following matters may be brought before, and heard by, the Court
of Appeal:
(a) appeals in relation to orders of the court (except orders of the
registrar, the Full Court exercising appellate jurisdiction or the
Court of Appeal itself);
(b) appeals under section 37S (Reference appeal in relation to
proceeding);
(c) cases stated or questions reserved by the court about any matter
in relation to which an appeal may be brought to the Court of
Appeal;
(d) applications under part 8AA (Acquittals);
(e) applications and appeals under part 8AB (Appeals against
conviction for fresh and compelling evidence).
(3) However, an appeal may not be brought against an order made by the
court sitting as the Court of Disputed Elections under the Electoral
Act 1992, section 252.
(4) Also, an appeal may be brought against an interlocutory order of the
court constituted by a single judge only with leave of the Court of
Appeal.
(5) In this section: