Whose duty is it to submit the written grounds of appeal within the period, and when must that court reject the appeal instead?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In the practice file, we read the notice of appeal and its receipt stamp, the written grounds of appeal and the name of whoever submitted them, the certified copy of the judgment showing when the period began, and any paper recording the court's own investigation reasons.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading treats the duty broadly: if either the appellant or defence counsel fails to submit the written grounds of appeal within the period set by the preceding provision, the court must dismiss the appeal by a ruling, unless it has reasons for its own investigation or the notice of appeal already states the grounds of appeal.
Another reading stresses the exceptions: the mandatory dismissal falls away where the court itself has reasons to investigate or the notice of appeal already carries the grounds, so the file has to show which of those exceptions applies rather than treating a missing separate document as decisive.
Your judgment
If the notice of appeal states grounds only in outline, is that enough to fall within the exception, or is a separate document still required?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We revisit this card if the provision is amended to change who may submit the written grounds or the exceptions to dismissal, or if a court decision clarifies what counts as grounds stated in the notice of appeal.