HAJAR & AMARI

In property proceedings before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the parties, Hajar and Amari, were involved in a dispute concerning their financial matters. The proceedings were ultimately transferred to the Family Court of Australia.

The central legal issue before the court was the appropriate forum for the determination of the property dispute. The court was required to consider whether the Family Court of Australia was the more suitable jurisdiction for these proceedings.

Judge Newbrun ordered that the property proceedings be forthwith transferred to the Family Court of Australia at Parramatta, with a specified hearing date. The court also granted the wife leave to make photocopies of documents produced under subpoena, subject to the usual undertakings. Furthermore, the time for filing an Amended Initiating Application was extended to 1 November 2019, with a notation that the wife intended to issue questions pursuant to rule 13.26 of the Family Law Rules.