Reidel and Rifkin

In the matter of Reidel and Rifkin, Johns J of the Federal Court of Australia was required to determine applications for final orders.

The central legal issue before the Court was the appropriate procedural step to take in relation to extant applications for final orders, specifically how and when these matters should be listed for final hearing.

Johns J ordered that all extant applications for final orders be allocated to a judicial docket. This allocation was for the purpose of listing the matter for final hearing as soon as is reasonably practicable. The Court noted that the precise form of this order was subject to its entry into the Court’s records.