Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsWhere pursuant to section 669A(2)(b) of the Criminal Code a point of law is referred to the Court of Appeal for its consideration and opinion thereon, the accused in the trial at which the point of law arose shall be entitled to be paid from the fund such costs as the board considers have been reasonably incurred by the accused or on the accused's behalf by reason of—
(a) the proceedings before the Court of Appeal; and
(b) where a new trial is had as a consequence of the opinion given by the Court of Appeal on the point of law—the trial at which the point of law arose.