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CRIMINAL APPEALS ACT 2004 - SECT 7

7 .         Right of appeal

        (1)         A person who is aggrieved by a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction may appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision.

        (2)         The Attorney General may appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction.

        (3)         The following decisions of a court of summary jurisdiction cannot be the subject of an appeal under this Part —

            (a)         a decision that is declared by an Act to be final or not appealable;

            (b)         a decision to commit or not to commit an accused for trial or sentence;

            (c)         a decision as to bail.

        (4)         Except as provided by this section, no appeal lies against a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction.

        (5)         Subsections (1), (2) and (4) are subject to any other written law and in particular to the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 Part 5.

        (6)         This section does not affect the operation of the Bail Act 1982 .



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