Handle-Waters and Budd

In the matter of *Handle-Waters and Budd*, Cronin J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was required to determine the competence of an application for "review" filed on 8 February 2011. The precise nature of the dispute between the parties, Handle-Waters and Budd, was not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that an application for review had been lodged.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the application for "review" was competent. This required an assessment of the procedural validity and legal standing of the lodged application within the framework of the Court's jurisdiction.

Cronin J found the application for "review" to be incompetent. Consequently, the Court ordered that all extant applications be transferred to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia for hearing on a date to be fixed. The reasons for this decision were to be transcribed and placed on the court file.