Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) For an appeal, a District Court judge may, on the application of a party or the judge's own initiative—
(a) extend the time for filing a notice of appeal; or
(b) make orders and give directions about service of any notice and about any procedure; or
(c) amend the notice of appeal or the statement of grounds of the appeal; or
(d) adjourn the appeal for the time decided by the judge.
(2) For anything under subsection (1), the judge may impose conditions the judge considers appropriate, including, for example, ordering 1 or both of the following—
(a) subject to section 232(4), payment of costs;
(b) for anything other than an adjournment—an adjournment.
(3) If a District Court judge is exercising a power under this section on the judge's own initiative, then, if the parties are not before the court, the judge must direct the parties to attend the court.
(4) If a party is applying to a District Court judge to exercise a power under this section against another party, then, unless the other party is before the court, the party must serve a copy of the application on the other party.
(5) Subsection (1) has no effect on the responsibility or power of the Chief Judge under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, section 28A.