Lister and Conrad-Watts

In the matter of *Lister and Conrad-Watts*, heard before Brown J of the Family Court of Australia, the dispute concerned applications relating to the welfare and time spent with a child, C. The specific nature of the applications and the precise grounds for the dispute are not detailed in the provided text, but the orders indicate a significant intervention in the existing arrangements for the child's time with the father.

The court was required to determine whether to suspend existing orders for the father to spend time with the child C. This determination would have been informed by considerations of the child's best interests and the circumstances necessitating a review of the current parenting arrangements. The court also addressed procedural matters, including the scheduling of further hearings and the issuance of subpoenas.

Brown J ordered the suspension of all orders for the father to spend time with the child C until further order. The court also adjourned the further hearing of all extant applications to a specific date before Justice Bennett and the Magellan Registrar, with liberty to apply to list the matter earlier. Procedural directions were given regarding the issuance of subpoenas and the attendance of counsel. The court also directed that the reasons for judgment be transcribed and made available to the parties, and that a Family Law Courts Fact Sheet be annexed to the orders, outlining the obligations and consequences of contravention. The court further found that the matter reasonably required the attendance of counsel and a solicitor appearing as counsel.