A submission that force used to effect an arrest was unreasonable does not, without more, amount to an identification of an error of law sufficient to ground leave to appeal under s 118(3) of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld). The question whether a strict appeal under s 118(3) from the District Court exercising appellate jurisdiction is limited to questions of law or extends to questions of fact remains unresolved.
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