Independent Children’s Lawyer and Din & Anor (No 3)

This matter before Hogan J concerned an application by the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) in proceedings involving Din and another party. The core of the dispute, as evidenced by the orders made, revolved around the ICL's subpoena to the Queensland Police and the timing of the final hearing.

The court was required to determine whether to continue an interim suppression order, the appropriate course of action regarding the ICL's subpoena to the Queensland Police, and whether to grant the ICL's application to adjourn the final hearing on an *ex parte* basis.

Hogan J discharged the interim suppression order, indicating that the need for its continuation had not been established. The issue of the response to the ICL's subpoena to the Queensland Police was adjourned for further hearing, suggesting that the court required more time or information to resolve this aspect. Crucially, the application by the ICL to adjourn the final hearing *ex parte* was dismissed, signifying that the court found no sufficient grounds to proceed without the other parties being present or to delay the final determination of the substantive matters.