The discretion to grant leave to appeal under s 118(3) of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld) is unfettered, but leave will not be given lightly where the applicant has had a full hearing in the Magistrates Court and a re-hearing in the District Court. The applicant must demonstrate substantial injustice, that an appeal is necessary to correct it, and that there is a reasonable argument of error, or that the appeal raises an important point of law or principle or a question of general or public importance.
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