Fine Real Estate Pty Limited v Maguire

Fine Real Estate Pty Limited sought an extension of time to file an appeal against a decision of the District Court. The application was heard by Registrar Jupp.

The central legal issue before the Registrar was whether to grant an extension of time for Fine Real Estate Pty Limited to lodge its appeal. This required the Registrar to consider the merits of the proposed appeal and the reasons for the delay in filing.

Registrar Jupp granted the extension of time, indicating that the proposed appeal had sufficient merit to warrant further consideration. The Registrar ordered that time to appeal be extended to 1 April 1999. As a consequence of the application, Fine Real Estate Pty Limited was ordered to pay the opponent's costs of the motion.