Earlier this year, Academy-award nominated actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, his wife of less than a year, were caught in a strange legal controversy revolving around their dogs during a trip to Australia, even prompting a series of awkward exchanges with the country's Minister for Agriculture - now that Johnny Depp's wife has missed a court date on the case, will they face consequences?

After coming into the country with the couple's Yorkshire terriers without going through the due process, Johnny Depp's wife is being charged with breaching Australia's quarantine laws by smuggling their pooches, but Heard was a no-show in court this Monday.

According to The Guardian, this is the third court date that Johnny Depp's wife has missed in regards of the case of the dogs, and in the past months the actress has also said she's not planning on ever returning to Australia.

Australian news outlet ABC reports that, due to her client's absence, Paula Morreau, who's representing Johnny Depp's wife in Australian courts, appeared on Heard's behalf to ask for a further adjournment so the 29 year-old "Zombieland" star could take further instructions regarding the case.

Over the past few months, Depp and Heard have rarely missed an opportunity to throw shade into the matter and particularly to Barnaby Joyce, the country's Minister for Agriculture, who at the time of the May incident spoke very publicly against the Hollywood pair for smuggling in their dogs - and the "Edward Scissorhands" actor even quipped he had eaten his dogs because "sweaty big-gutted men from Australia" had told him to do so.

According to Brisbane Times, whenever Johnny Depp's wife does show up, she will be facing a possible 10 years of prison time over the smuggling charges as well as up to $100,000 Australian, which means about $71,000.

The next court date for Johnny Depp's wife is December 7.