Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Evelyn
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[2016] FamCA 527
•26 May 2016
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Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Evelyn [2016] FamCA 527
[2016] FamCA 527
26 May 2016
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The matter before Watts J concerned an application by the Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services, against Ms Evelyn. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved an application that required service on the respondent mother and the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
The court was required to make orders concerning the service of the application and its return date, as well as confirm a hearing date. The court also needed to determine the appropriate recipients of sealed copies of the application and orders, and to provide for the parties' liberty to apply on short notice.
Watts J ordered that the respondent mother, Ms Evelyn, be served with sealed copies of the application and its annexures, along with the court's orders, by 4pm on 30 May 2016, with the application to be returnable on 6 June 2016. The hearing date of 8 July 2016 was confirmed. Additionally, sealed copies of the application and orders were to be served on the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. The parties were granted liberty to apply to the court on twenty-four hours' notice.
The court was required to make orders concerning the service of the application and its return date, as well as confirm a hearing date. The court also needed to determine the appropriate recipients of sealed copies of the application and orders, and to provide for the parties' liberty to apply on short notice.
Watts J ordered that the respondent mother, Ms Evelyn, be served with sealed copies of the application and its annexures, along with the court's orders, by 4pm on 30 May 2016, with the application to be returnable on 6 June 2016. The hearing date of 8 July 2016 was confirmed. Additionally, sealed copies of the application and orders were to be served on the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. The parties were granted liberty to apply to the court on twenty-four hours' notice.
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Family Law
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Civil Procedure
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Procedural Fairness
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