Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), any civil appeal to the Court of Appeal requires leave to appeal to be obtained from the Court of Appeal.
(2) Leave to appeal is not required—
(a) for an appeal from a refusal to grant habeas corpus; or
S. 14A(2)(b) amended by No. 27/2018 s. 367(2).
(b) for an appeal under the Serious Offenders Act 2018 ; or
S. 14A(2)(ba) inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 25.
(ba) for an appeal from a judgment or an order of the Magistrates' Court constituted by the Chief Magistrate who is a dual commission holder; or
(c) if the Rules provide that leave to appeal is not required, whether in any particular class of application or proceeding or generally.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "civil appeal" means an appeal from a judgment or order made in exercise of civil jurisdiction, including an appeal by way of rehearing or judicial review, for which this Act, any other Act or the Rules provide an appeal to the Court of Appeal.
S. 14B inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 4.