HIRSCHFIELD & HIRSCHFIELD

The matter of *Hirschfield & Hirschfield* came before Dessau J of the Family Court of Australia. The proceedings concerned an application by the husband filed on 14 August 2012, and related to existing orders concerning property division, specifically a property located at B Street, Suburb C, Victoria.

The court was required to determine whether to dispense with service of the husband's application on the wife, to discharge a specific paragraph of prior orders made by Monteith J on 22 June 2007, and to appoint a Registrar to execute documents necessary to give effect to earlier orders of 16 August 2006 regarding the B Street property. The court also had to consider the dismissal of the husband's application.

Dessau J reasoned that dispensing with service on the wife was appropriate in the circumstances. The court discharged paragraph 5 of the 2007 orders, which likely related to the wife's obligations or rights concerning the property. Crucially, the court exercised its power under s 106A of the *Family Law Act 1975* to appoint a Registrar to sign any necessary documents, including a transfer of land, to ensure the proper implementation of the 2006 property orders concerning the B Street property.

Consequently, the husband's application filed on 14 August 2012 was otherwise dismissed, with the court ordering that its reasons for judgment be transcribed and retained on the court file.