New Zealand Legislation: Acts

14 Right of appellant to be present

• An appellant shall not be entitled to be present at the hearing of an appeal under this Act to the court or at any proceedings preliminary or incidental to such an appeal except where rules of court provide that he shall have the right to be present or the court gives him leave to be present, and accordingly any power of the court under this Act to pass a sentence may be exercised notwithstanding the absence of the appellant.

  Compare: Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 s 11 (UK)