Key legal question
Whether the criminal appeal could be examined despite non-payment of the ordered cost advance
Extracted holding
No. Because the appellant failed to pay the advance within the time limit, the Federal Court could not enter into the merits.
Extracted reasoning
The advance was ordered twice, with a supplementary deadline and warning of inadmissibility; the court cashier confirmed no payment or credit, so the appeal was manifestly inadmissible under the Federal Court Act.