Three Court of Appeal judges would need to be convinced that any properly prepared jury must have entertained a reasonable doubt, not that they merely could have.
If the judges are convinced of this and the convictions are quashed, the overwhelming likelihood is that Cardinal Pell will be released immediately.
A retrial would be ordered if the three appeal judges agree there were errors of law made in the running of Pell's trial by County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd.
The judges will also consider the expense and burden of a retrial and the length of time Pell has already served in prison compared with a likely sentence if found guilty again.
If the court does order a new trial, it will be up to the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide whether it should go ahead.
If this was the case it is not clear if Pell would be released or if a bail hearing would be required.
Pell would be transported back to prison to continue serving his six-year jail term.
He has indicated he does not want to appeal against the length of his sentence.
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