Key legal question
Whether the appeal should be entered into despite failure to submit a handwritten signed appeal within the set deadline.
Extracted holding
No; the appeal was not entered into because the appellant did not cure the signature defect within the non-extendable time limit.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court had ordered submission of a personally signed appeal under threat of non-consideration. As the appellant did not comply within 15 days, the appeal had to be disregarded under the Federal Supreme Court Act.