Catchwords:

APPEALS – orders on appeal – appeal from conviction in Local Court to District Court – where appeal to District Court dismissed under s 21 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act (NSW) for want of prosecution – whether dismissal of appeal by District Court operates as confirmation of conviction by Local Court – dismissal under s 21 operates as confirmation of conviction – judicial review of Local Court decision unavailable in these circumstances

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – whether decision of Local Court reviewable by Court of Appeal where District Court dismissed appeal for want of prosecution – clear jurisdictional error in Local Court – where Magistrate held private discussion in Chambers with Prosecutor during cross-examination of Defendant – Local Court conviction confirmed by dismissal of appeal by District Court – judicial review of Local Court conviction not available – no jurisdictional error in District Court – application dismissed