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CORONERS ACT 2008 (NO. 77 OF 2008) - SECT 104

Appeal from finding of contempt

    (1)     A person who is committed to prison or fined under section 103 may, with the leave of the Court of Appeal, appeal to the Court of Appeal in accordance with Part VI of the Crimes Act 1958 against the punishment as if—

        (a)     the person were a person convicted on indictment in the Trial Division of the Supreme Court; and

        (b)     the punishment imposed were the sentence passed on their conviction.

    (2)     Under section 579 of the Crimes Act 1958, the Court of Appeal may, if it thinks fit, on the application of a person who has been committed to prison under section 103 and who has appealed under subsection (1), admit the person to bail pending the determination of his or her appeal.

    (3)     The time within which an appeal may be made under this section may be extended by the Court of Appeal in accordance with Part VI of the Crimes Act 1958 .



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