Delaney and Mills (No. 2)

In *Delaney and Mills (No. 2)*, Mullane J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the father for an adjournment of a three-day hearing scheduled to commence on 1 September. The dispute concerned matters arising in the context of family law proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the father's application for an adjournment of the hearing should be granted. This required the court to consider the circumstances presented by the father in support of his request for a postponement of the scheduled proceedings.

Mullane J refused the father's oral application for an adjournment, confirming the existing listing for the hearing. The court also directed the parties to serve each other with a list of objections to affidavit material by 4 pm on Thursday, 28 August, with service permissible by fax or email. Furthermore, the father and the solicitor for the mother were ordered to confer by 9 am on 1 September to prepare a list of conceded and disputed objections.