Unsubstantiated allegations of systemic judicial and administrative bias do not satisfy the 'interests of justice' criterion for transfer of proceedings under s 5(2)(b)(iii) of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Qld). The applicability of the cross-vesting legislation to quasi-criminal domestic violence proceedings remains uncertain, given the exclusion of 'criminal proceedings' from the statutory definition of 'proceeding'.
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