Millar and Oakley (No 3)

In the matter of *Millar and Oakley (No 3)*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications brought by the parties concerning alleged contempt of court. The wife had filed an application alleging contempt by the respondent husband on 20 November 2017, and further applications were filed on 15 December 2017 and 23 January 2018. The husband sought an adjournment of the contempt application.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the respondent husband was guilty of contempt of court, and whether the husband's application for an adjournment of the contempt proceedings should be granted. The court was also required to determine the fate of the applications filed on 15 December 2017 and 23 January 2018.

Cronin J found the respondent husband guilty of contempt of court. Consequently, the husband's application for an adjournment of the contempt application was refused. The court dismissed the applications filed on 15 December 2017 and 23 January 2018. The wife's application for contempt, filed on 20 November 2017, was adjourned to 12 February 2018 for sentencing, with the wife and her legal representatives excused from attendance if they wished.