Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsRule 2.40(1) amended by S.R. Nos 73/2019 rule 24, 123/2019 rule 14.
(1) Subject to Rule 2.49(2), for the purposes of section 314 or section 326G of the Act an appeal (including an application for leave to appeal or a Crown appeal) or an application for extension of time may be abandoned at any time before the hearing of an appeal is commenced by filing a notice of abandonment in Form 6–2N.
(2) A notice of abandonment—
(a) shall be signed by the appellant personally; and
(b) the appellant's signature shall be witnessed by another person whose name and address shall be stated clearly and legibly on the notice of abandonment.