Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 430T

    (1)     On an appeal under section 430R, the Court of Appeal must allow the appeal if the appellant satisfies the court that—

        (a)     there is an error in the sentence imposed; and

        (b)     a different sentence should be imposed.

    (2)     In any other case, the Court of Appeal must dismiss an appeal under section 430R.

    (3)     If the Court of Appeal is considering imposing a more severe sentence than the sentence imposed by the appellate court, the Court of Appeal must warn the appellant, as early as possible during the hearing of the appeal, that the appellant faces the possibility that a more severe sentence may be imposed than that imposed by the appellate court.

S. 430U inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 69.