If an appellant left the reasons for appeal out of the appeal petition, when must a written statement of reasons reach the appellate court, and can the period be extended?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
The practice file for this exercise holds the appeal petition as filed, showing whether reasons were stated in it, the notice telling the appellant to state reasons and the date it was received, and any application asking the appellate court for more time.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes both parts together: an appellant who did not state reasons for appeal in the appeal petition must submit a written statement of reasons to the appellate court within the period the provision sets, counted from the day the notice was received.
Another reading stresses the limit on extra time: the appellate court may extend the submission period 'once only', and only where the appellant applies and the court so decides by ruling, so a late statement with no such ruling falls outside what this provision allows.
Your judgment
If the file shows no date on which the notice was received, how can the appellant show the submission period had not yet passed when the statement was filed?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to change the length of the submission period or the single extension, or if a court decision explains when the notice counts as received for the start of that period.