Kingston v Field

[2020] HCASL 230

KINGSTON

v
FIELD

[2020] HCASL 230
S136/2020

1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal against the judgment and orders of the Family Court of Australia (Ainslie‑Wallace J) given and made on 17 July 2020 dismissing the applicant's application to reinstate an appeal against orders of the Family Court (Foster J) made on 30 April 2020; which appeal was deemed to be abandoned under r 22.13(2) of the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth) following the applicant's failure to file a draft appeal index within the prescribed time.

2. This application concerns a matter of practice which raises no question of principle that it would be in the interests of justice for this Court to consider. There is no reason to doubt the correctness of Ainslie-Wallace J's judgment. An appeal to this Court would enjoy no prospect of success.

3. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

G.A.A. Nettle	M.M. Gordon
5 November 2020