Section 50
Appellate Jurisdiction—Criminal Appeals
of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
The Federal Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any appeal by a person convicted by the High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction, subject nevertheless to this or any other written law regulating the terms and conditions upon which criminal appeals may be brought.
(2)
An appeal by a person convicted shall be either against the conviction or against the sentence or against both:
Provided that where an accused person has pleaded guilty and been convicted on the plea there shall be no appeal except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.
(3)
An appeal may lie on a question of fact or a question of law or on a question of mixed fact and law.
(4)
The Federal Court shall also have jurisdiction to hear and determine matters brought before it in accordance with sections 64, 65 or 66.