A review order under s 36 of the Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA) may be granted notwithstanding that appeals have been taken and failed, where an important feature of the applicant's case has not been fully addressed and the failure to address it may amount to jurisdictional error or denial of natural justice. The power under s 36 to make orders 'that is just' is broad but directed principally to matters of jurisdiction and procedure, not to rehearing factual disputes. The availability of prior appeals is a discretionary factor weighing against relief but is not an absolute bar.
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