Pelagia and Pelagia

In *Pelagia and Pelagia*, the husband and wife were parties to proceedings in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute concerned the execution of a transfer of land, specifically a property located at B Street, Suburb A, which was registered in the husband's name. The wife sought an order for the transfer of this property to her, pursuant to an earlier order made on 21 March 2007.

The primary legal issue before Johns J was whether the Court had the power to authorise a Registrar to execute a transfer of land on behalf of the husband to effect the transfer of the property to the wife, as contemplated by the 2007 orders. This involved an interpretation of the Court's powers under the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), particularly section 106A.

Johns J found that section 106A of the *Family Law Act 1975* conferred the necessary authority upon the Court to make such an order. The Court reasoned that this provision empowered it to direct a Registrar to execute documents necessary to give effect to its orders, including the transfer of property. Consequently, the Court ordered that a Registrar be authorised to execute a transfer of the B Street property from the husband to the wife, thereby giving effect to the terms of the 2007 orders. The wife's application filed on 23 February 2016 was otherwise dismissed.