: Appeal

Appeals to the County Court from the Magistrates Court The Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic) creates the following rights of appeal from the Magistrates’ Court: Appeal by an accused against conviction and sentence; Appeal by an accused against sentence; Appeal by the prosecution against sentence;

Appeal to the Supreme Court on a Question of Law Under section 272(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic), a party to a criminal proceeding in the Magistrates’ Court(excluding a final order made in a committal hearing) may appeal to the Supreme Court on

Appeals to the Court of Appeal – The Criminal Procedure Act The Court of Appeal hears matters directly from the County and Supreme Courts. Under section 274 of the Criminal Procedure Act the accused has the right to seek leave to appeal against conviction. Under

Appeals to the High Court of Australia – Seeking leave  Appeals from the Court of Appeal to the High Court work in a similar way to appeals from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal in the sense that you must seek leave to appeal.