FAN & GOH

In the matter of FAN & GOH, Judge Henderson of the Family Court of Australia considered applications alleging contempt of court. The dispute concerned the wife's alleged failure to comply with specific orders made by Judge Walker on 19 August 2014 and 3 March 2014.

The court was required to determine whether the wife, MS GOH, was guilty of contempt of court in relation to the specified orders. The proceedings also involved the consideration of sentencing for any proven contempt and the future conduct of the parties in relation to the husband's business.

Judge Henderson found MS GOH guilty of contempt of Order 1 of the orders made on 19 August 2014 and Order 11 of the orders made on 3 March 2014. As a sentence, the court ordered that the wife deliver a Samsung Notebook (also known as a Galaxy Computer) and a hardcover book documenting daily transactions of a specified business to the husband’s solicitors within 28 days. The court also ordered that if the husband proposed to sell his current business, he was to provide the wife’s solicitors with 28 days’ written notice. The court noted that it would not entertain further contempt or contravention applications in this matter and that evidence from the wife's filed contempt applications would be considered at the final hearing. The matter was listed for a call over on 3 March 2017 for the allocation of hearing dates.