Catchwords:

APPEAL AND REVIEW – District Court – criminal jurisdiction – sentence appeal from Local Court – judicial review of appeal judgment – privative provision – need to establish jurisdictional error – procedural unfairness – refusal of adjournment application in district Court – existence of application for review of refusal of legal aid

APPEAL AND REVIEW – District Court – criminal jurisdiction – appeal from Local Court – whether appeal against conviction – form of notice of appeal – Crime (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 14

APPEAL AND REVIEW – District Court – criminal jurisdiction – sentence appeal from Local Court – procedural unfairness – alleged incompetence of legal representative – failure to obtain psychologist’s report for application under Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), s 32

APPEAL AND REVIEW – District Court – criminal jurisdiction – sentence appeal from Local Court – pre-sentence custody – failure to take into account under Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 24