Jablon and Sadberry (No.2)

In the matter of *Jablon and Sadberry (No.2)*, Judge Dunkley of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the respondent, Ms Sadberry, for leave to appear at a sentence hearing via telephone or video link. The specific nature of the dispute leading to the sentence hearing is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved the father and the respondent, Ms Sadberry.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant Ms Sadberry leave to participate in the upcoming sentence hearing remotely from the Cairns Registry. This required the Court to consider the practicalities and procedural fairness of allowing such remote participation, particularly in relation to the submission of materials for consideration by the Court and the opposing party.

Judge Dunkley granted Ms Sadberry leave to appear by telephone or video link from the Cairns Registry, subject to specific conditions. These conditions mandated that any material Ms Sadberry wished the Court to consider at the sentence hearing must be submitted by facsimile to the Federal Circuit Court at Parramatta or by email to the Associate, with a copy also provided to the father's Counsel by email. The case was then listed for sentence on 17 October 2014 at Parramatta.