LAURENS & LAURENS

In the matter of LAURENS & LAURENS, heard before Judge Harland, the wife's application for contravention was withdrawn and dismissed. The court was required to make orders concerning the sale of two properties, Property G and Property O, and the disbursement of the proceeds. Additionally, the court addressed the transfer of a motor vehicle, a vacation club membership, and the division of a superannuation interest.

The court's reasoning focused on achieving a practical and equitable division of the parties' assets and liabilities. It directed the sale of both properties, specifying a preference for private treaty sale with a mechanism for price determination if agreement could not be reached. The proceeds were to be applied first to sale costs, then to discharge mortgages, followed by the settlement of specified business debts. Any remaining balance was to be distributed with a 70% share to the wife and 30% to the husband. The court also made provision for the sale of Property G by auction if it failed to sell within three months, with a similar distribution scheme for the proceeds.

Further orders included the wife's sole ownership of a motor vehicle, with her indemnifying the husband against all liabilities associated with it. The husband was to receive the parties' interest in a vacation club membership. The court also made orders pursuant to section 90MT(1)(a) of the *Family Law Act 1975* regarding the division of the husband's superannuation interest, specifying a base amount for the wife and a corresponding reduction for the husband. To ensure compliance, the court empowered the Registrar to execute documents on behalf of a party who failed to do so. Finally, the court ordered that a copy of the judgment and orders be forwarded to the Australian Taxation Office due to potential fraud concerns.