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Paragraph 5.2 Time limits

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(1)

A petition for special leave to appeal shall be lodged within 28 days of the date on which the judgment appealed from was made.

(2)

A petition lodged after the prescribed time limit has expired must state that it is out of time.

(3)

A petition for special leave to appeal out of time shall first set out the reasons why the petition was not lodged within the time limit. The reasons should not normally exceed a paragraph in length.

(4)

A petition for special leave to appeal lodged more than three months after the date of the judgment appealed from will be allowed only in exceptional circumstances.