Millar and Oakley (No. 4)

In *Millar and Oakley (No. 4)*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for contempt of court brought by the wife against the husband. The dispute centred on the husband's alleged failure to comply with court orders made on 9 June 2017, specifically those relating to paragraphs (4) and (5) of those orders.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the husband had been guilty of contempt of court by failing to comply with the aforementioned orders. The court was required to determine if the husband's conduct amounted to a wilful disregard or disobedience of the court's directions.

Cronin J found the husband guilty of contempt of court. In sentencing, the court imposed a six-month term of imprisonment, suspended for two years. This suspension was conditional upon the husband's compliance with all future court orders and his undertaking of all necessary actions to give effect to paragraphs (4) and (5) of the 9 June 2017 orders. The wife's application for contempt was otherwise dismissed.