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Section 149M — Appeals from certain decisions under this Part

As in force on 1 January 2019.

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149M.Appeals from certain decisions under this Part

(1)The following decisions of the High Court under this Part are appealable:

(a)a decision, on an application under section 149F(1), not to approve a DPA;

(b)a decision, on an application under section 149G(1), that the subject that entered into a DPA has failed to comply with the terms of the DPA;

(c)a decision, on an application under section 149G(1), that the subject that entered into a DPA did not fail to comply with the terms of the DPA;

(d)a decision, on an application under section 149H(2), not to approve a variation of the terms of a DPA.

(2)An appeal against a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (d) may only be made by the Public Prosecutor.

(3)An appeal against a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may be made by the Public Prosecutor or the subject concerned.

(4)An appeal against a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must be heard and dealt with in camera.

(5)A refusal by the Court of Appeal, on an appeal against a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(a), to approve a DPA entered into between the Public Prosecutor and a subject in respect of an alleged offence, does not prevent the Public Prosecutor from making another application under section 149F(1), for the approval of a different DPA entered into with the same subject in respect of the same alleged offence.