Chranley and Smart (No. 13)

In *Chranley and Smart (No. 13)*, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application filed by the father concerning matters in dispute between the parties. The specific nature of the dispute is not detailed, but the proceedings involved an application made by the father on 26 October 2007.

The primary legal issue before the court was the appropriate procedural step for dealing with the father's application. The court was required to determine whether the application should be adjourned to the trial of the matter or listed for a separate hearing at a later date.

Strickland J ordered that the father's application be adjourned to the trial of the matter, which was scheduled for the current month. However, a fallback provision was made: if the trial did not proceed within the current month, the application was to be listed before his Honour on Friday, 30 November 2007, not before 11:30 am.