Section 383A — Crimes Act 1961: Appeal against decision of Court of Appeal on appeal against conviction or sentence

383A Appeal against decision of Court of Appeal on appeal against conviction or sentence (1) With the leave of the Supreme Court, a convicted person may appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Court of Appeal on appeal under section 383 . (2) With the leave of the Supreme Court, the Solicitor-General may appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Court of Appeal on appeal under section 383(2) . (3) If an appeal under subsection (1) or subsection (2) against a sentence of detention is not heard before the date on which the convicted person has completed serving the sentence, on that date the appeal lapses, and must be treated as having been dismissed by the Supreme Court for non-prosecution. (4) For the purposes of subsection (2) , sentence includes any method of disposing of a case following conviction. Section 383A was inserted, as from 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53). See sections 50 to 55 of that Act for the transitional and savings provisions.