In the case of HIK v HCA (No. 2) [2024] QDC 163, the District Court of Queensland addressed an appeal filed by HIK under section 164 of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. Originally, a protection order was placed against HIK by the Magistrates Court of Maroochydore, naming HCA as the aggrieved. On appeal, the decision was overturned due to errors made by the original Magistrate, such as inadequate reasoning and misjudged findings of domestic violence. HIK successfully argued that the findings were unreasonable and unsupported by evidence. Consequently, the appellate court ordered that HCA pay HIK's legal costs of the appeal, which were fixed at $7,723.56. The court assessed the costs considering HIK's complete success on appeal despite HCA's self-representation and the lack of legal fees incurred by her during the proceedings.
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