Olmos and Morrall

In the matter of *Olmos and Morrall*, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the respondent father to vacate previously scheduled hearing dates in May 2016 and to allocate new dates. The mother opposed this application.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the respondent father should be granted leave to make an oral application to vacate the hearing dates, and if so, whether those dates should be vacated. The Court was required to determine if there were sufficient grounds to disrupt the existing hearing schedule.

Benjamin J dismissed the father's oral application to vacate the hearing dates. The Court reasoned that the application was made on the day of the hearing, which was considered too late to justify vacating the scheduled dates. The Court confirmed the existing hearing dates for five days commencing 23 May 2016 and for two days commencing 28 July 2016. No orders for costs were made in relation to the application heard on 4 May 2016.