Sharma and Sharma (No.2)

These parenting proceedings involved parties identified as Sharma and Sharma (No.2), brought before Judge Newbrun. The core of the dispute concerned the appropriate jurisdiction for the ongoing parenting matters.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to transfer the existing parenting proceedings to the Family Court of Australia. This required the court to consider the relevant legislative provisions and principles governing the transfer of such matters between courts.

Judge Newbrun ordered that the parenting proceedings be forthwith transferred to the Family Court of Australia at Parramatta. The proceedings were scheduled to be mentioned in that Court on 12 March 2019 at 9:30 am. The court indicated that written reasons for this decision would be issued shortly.