IQBAL & KADIR

In proceedings before Hogan J, the applicants, Iqbal and Kadir, sought to dispense with service of their Initiating Application and supporting affidavits on the respondent, pursuant to Rule 7.18 of the *Family Law Rules 2004* (Cth). The underlying dispute concerned an application for nullity, specifically alleging that consent had been obtained by fraud.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the applicants' request to dispense with service of the Initiating Application and affidavits on the respondent. This required the court to consider the circumstances presented by the applicants and determine if they met the threshold for dispensing with service under the Family Law Rules.

Hogan J ultimately dismissed the Initiating Application and all other outstanding applications. While the specific reasoning for dispensing with service and subsequently dismissing the application is not detailed in the provided text, the orders indicate that the court did not find sufficient grounds to proceed with the nullity claim as presented, or that the procedural requirements for service could not be met in a manner that would allow the matter to continue. The court ordered that the requirement to serve the respondent be dispensed with, but then proceeded to dismiss the application itself.