Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 67 Appeal—pardon[s 668]Chapter 67Appeal—pardon668 Definitions(1) In this chapter—appellant includes a person who has been convicted anddesires to appeal under this chapter.Court means the Court of Appeal.court of trial means any court from whose finding, sentence,or other determination a person is by this Act entitled toappeal or to apply for leave to appeal.registrar means the registrar of the Court.sentence includes any order made by the court of trial onconviction of a person with reference to the person’s person orproperty whether or not the person is adversely affectedthereby and whether or not the order is made instead ofpassing sentence.(2) The power of the Court to pass any sentence includes a powerto make any such order.(3) For the purposes of this chapter a person acquitted on theground of insanity, where such insanity was not set up as adefence by the person, shall be deemed to be a personconvicted, and any order to keep the person in custody shallbe deemed to be a sentence.668A Reference by Attorney-General of pre-trial direction orruling(1) The Attorney-General may refer to the Court for itsconsideration and opinion a point of law that has arisen inrelation to a direction or ruling under section 590AA given byanother court as to the conduct of a trial or pre-trial hearing.(2) If a reference is made—Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 429