The NSW Supreme Court has amended its administrative procedures for finalising the outcome of criminal appeals to ensure they are finalised on the day court orders are made.
Previously, the practice had been to enter or attach the CCA orders onto the indictment contained in the file at the court where the trial was held.
For example, if the trial was held in the District Court, the notification needed to go to the District Court and the filed noted with the CCA order, for that order to be finalised.
Most criminal trials in NSW are held in the NSW District Court. Generally only trials for murder are conducted at the NSW Supreme Court.
Under the new procedures, the outcome of all CCA appeals will now be recorded on the CCA’s computerised database on the day they are made, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the criminal trial was held.
Media contact:
Sonya Zadel or Kerrie Douglass
Public Information Officer
Supreme Court of NSW
(02) 9230 8190 (w)
0428 110 682 (m)
0411 235 740 (m)
