Section 390 — Crimes Act 1961: Duty of Solicitor-General

390 Duty of Solicitor-General (1) It is the duty of the Solicitor-General to— (a) represent the Crown on every appeal against conviction or sentence; and (b) appear at every hearing involving oral submissions on an appeal or application for leave to appeal under this Part. (2) The Solicitor-General's duties under subsection (1) — (a) may be performed by any other counsel employed or engaged by the Crown; and (b) do not apply in the case of a private prosecution. Section 390 was amended, as from 1 January 1967, by section 9(3) Crimes Amendment Act 1966 (1966 No 98) by inserting the words “ by the person convicted ” . Section 390 was substituted, as from 10 December 2001, by section 6 Crimes (Criminal Appeals) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 92). See clause 2 Crimes (Criminal Appeals) Amendment Act Commencement Order 2001 (SR 2001/370). See section 12 of that Act as to transitional provisions. See sections 13 to 16 for validation of determinations made before the Crimes (Criminal Appeals) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 92) came into force.