Buzalek and Buzalek

In the matter of *Buzalek and Buzalek*, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications by the husband and wife concerning their children, M and N. The dispute involved the terms of supervised contact between the husband and the children, as well as the admissibility of evidence and the production of medical records.

The court was required to determine whether the provisions of the *Evidence Act* referred to in s 69ZT(1) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) should apply to the proceedings. Additionally, the court had to consider applications for leave to issue subpoenas for medical records pertaining to the child N, and to make orders regarding the filing and service of affidavits of evidence in chief by both parties and other witnesses, including the paternal grandmother and individuals identified as LA and the wife's sister. The court also addressed the terms of supervised time between the husband and the children.

Strickland J ordered that all provisions of the *Evidence Act* referred to in s 69ZT(1) of the *Family Law Act* would apply to the case. Leave was granted to both the husband and the wife to issue subpoenas for the production of medical records and files concerning the child N from the Flinders Medical Centre and the Child and Youth Health Service, respectively. The court also made orders for the filing and service of affidavits of evidence in chief by the parties and their respective witnesses. Crucially, by consent and until further order, the children M and N were to spend time with the husband each Saturday under the supervision of either both paternal grandparents or the paternal grandmother, with specific variations to the handover conditions. The matter was adjourned for further consideration.