Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson has made a long-overdue appearance in court but her lawyer cried foul when told another hearing was needed over her refusal to pay a $410,000 fine for duping Australians.

After a string of non-appearances, Gibson fronted the Federal Court in Melbourne on Tuesday, after she was summoned to appear to have her financial records examined, having previously been warned she could face jail over her refusal to pay the penalty.

Belle Gibson arrives at Federal Court on Tuesday. Credit:Darrian Traynor

The fake wellness guru was in 2017 fined $410,000 for five breaches of consumer laws for misleading and deceiving people, after she accumulated wealth of $420,000 through her cookbook The Whole Pantry and an app, in which she falsely claimed her brain cancer was cured through alternative therapies and nutrition.

It was later revealed she never had cancer.