Gardiner & Gardiner

In the matter of *Gardiner & Gardiner*, Burr J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the wife for a review of orders made by a Judicial Registrar on 31 August 2007. The dispute concerned various applications filed by the husband in January and March 2007, and the wife's subsequent application for review of the Judicial Registrar's decisions.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Judicial Registrar's orders of 31 August 2007 should be set aside and reviewed. This involved an assessment of the merits of the wife's application for review in light of the previous proceedings and the orders made.

Burr J granted the wife's application for review, indicating that the court found grounds to reconsider the Judicial Registrar's orders. The court also made orders regarding costs, directing the husband to pay 75% of the wife's costs associated with several of the husband's applications and the wife's application for review. These costs were to be determined by agreement or taxation.