An appeal to the Queensland Court of Appeal from the District Court in its appellate jurisdiction under s 118(3) of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 is not limited to errors of law. While such appeals are strict appeals (not rehearings), factual findings may be reviewed where there is no evidence to support them or they are unreasonable in the Hocking v Bell sense. The Court provided a comprehensive eight-point summary of the applicable principles at [39].
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