DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES & MOREVIC

The proceedings before Cohen J involved an application by Mr D Morevic and Mr O Morevic to set aside certain orders, which they alleged were fraudulent. The Department of Community Services was also a party to the proceedings.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the applications to set aside the orders should be summarily dismissed. This required the Court to consider the application of section 118 of the *Family Law Act* and rule 10.12 of the *Family Law Rules* in the context of the allegations of fraud.

Cohen J summarily dismissed the applications. The Court applied section 118 of the *Family Law Act* and rule 10.12 of the *Family Law Rules*, which permit the summary dismissal of proceedings in certain circumstances. The Court's reasoning for dismissal, however, is not detailed in the provided text.

Consequently, the Court ordered the summary dismissal of the application filed on 25 August 2008, and also the summary dismissal of the unsigned Amended Initiating Application filed on 14 March 2008, which was the principal application in the proceedings.