Owen & Owen (No. 2)

In *Owen & Owen (No. 2)*, Ms Owen, the applicant, sought an extension of time to apply for a review of a Registrar's decision to execute a document. Mr Owen was the respondent. The application was heard by Gill J in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant leave to extend the time for Ms Owen to seek a review of the Registrar's decision. This involved considering the principles governing extensions of time in family law proceedings, particularly in relation to the review of a Registrar's orders.

Gill J granted leave to extend the time. The court applied the principles for granting extensions of time, which generally require the applicant to demonstrate a good reason for the delay and that the granting of the extension would not cause undue prejudice to the other party. In this instance, the court was satisfied that an extension was warranted.

The court ordered that leave be granted to extend the time to seek an application for review of the Registrar's decision from 13 October 2020 to 27 November 2020.