53. Appeal proceedings under section 52
(1) A decision of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the District Court under section 52 may be the subject of an appeal to the Full Court of the Supreme Court.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), Part VIII of the Justices Act 1902 shall apply as if a decision referred to in that subsection were a decision of justices, and with all necessary modifications including the following ¾
(a) references to a justice or to justices shall be read as references to a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the District Court, as the case may require;
(b) sections 184 and 185 shall be read as if they provided for an application to the Full Court for leave to appeal to that Court;
(c) in sections 187, 188, 190, 193 and 206, references to }the Judge~, }any Judge~ or }a Judge in chambers~ shall be read as references to the Full Court;
(d) references to the clerk of petty sessions shall be read as references to the Registrar of the District Court or of the Supreme Court, as the case may require; and
(e) section 187 (3) shall not apply.
(3) In subsection (1) }decision~ has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the Justices Act 1902.
[Section 53 inserted by No. 33 of 1989 s.18.]