In Storry v Australian Financial Security Authority & Anor [2024] QCA 55, Venetia Louise Storry sought leave to appeal a District Court decision which dismissed her appeal against a Magistrates Court ruling. The Magistrates Court had refused her request for an adjournment of a hearing for two offences under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), and her subsequent appeal was deemed incompetent by the District Court. Storry contended that her appeal was not incompetent, arguing against the interpretation of her application's nature and its dismissal. However, the Court of Appeal, led by Boddice JA with concurrence from Mullins P and Martin SJA, found no merit in Storry's arguments, clarifying that orders made during proceedings without disposing of the complaint itself do not grant a right of appeal under section 222 of the Justices Act 1886 (Qld). Consequently, the application for leave to appeal was dismissed.
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