The Court of Appeal granted leave but dismissed the appeal, holding that a District Court judge had power under s 222 of the Justices Act 1886 (Qld) to entertain an appeal from a magistrate's refusal to amend charges and consequent dismissal of complaints under the Animals Protection Act 1925 (Qld). The Court considered whether the appeal lay from an interlocutory ruling made during the hearing and whether the District Court judge was entitled to adjourn the matter for further hearing, including the calling of additional evidence, rather than having concluded the appeal and set the matters down for separate hearing in the District Court. The appeal was dismissed on the basis that no error was demonstrated in the District Court's approach.
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