Ball and Ball and Ors

The parties involved were the applicants, Ball and Ball, and the respondents, including the fourth and fifth respondents. The dispute concerned matters that were resolved by consent orders, with the exception of the fourth and fifth respondents. The decision was made by Cronin J in the Family Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine the terms of consent orders to be made against the respondents, excluding the fourth and fifth respondents. Additionally, the court needed to address outstanding interim applications and set timelines for the filing and service of material by all respondents. Finally, the court was to direct the parties to attend a conciliation conference to attempt a resolution of all outstanding issues.

Cronin J made orders by consent against the respondents, other than the fourth and fifth respondents, in terms of minutes attached to the court file. The solicitor for the wife was directed to engross these minutes and deliver them to the Associate within seven days. All outstanding interim applications were dismissed. The court further ordered that all respondents file and serve any material upon which they intended to rely by 4:00 pm on 20 January 2012. The parties were also directed to attend a conciliation conference with a registrar of the Court to make a bona fide endeavour to resolve all outstanding issues, with the conference to be appointed by the registrar on a date to be fixed.