In Amos v Brisbane City Council [No 2] [2024] QCA 116, Edward Amos, the appellant, faced legal proceedings initiated by the Brisbane City Council to recover unpaid rates and charges on multiple properties he owned. The original decision by the Supreme Court at Brisbane in 2016 favoured the respondent, claiming unpaid amounts for properties located at Oriel Road, Edmondstone Street, Lever Street, Parker Avenue, Wellington Street, Dickson Street, and Sandgate Road in Queensland.
Upon appeal, the Court of Appeal highlighted a delay explained by the respondent's focus on COVID-19 and flood emergencies, the appellant's unsuccessful attempts to have the perfecting of the order restrained, and both parties' failures to comply with the Court's directive to produce the minutes of judgment promptly. The Court determined that the interest calculations on the unpaid sums, amounting to $464,404.28, would continue from 21 May 2018 to the present, dismissing the appellant's further applications and addressing the costs associated with the proceedings.