South and South

This matter came before Young J of the Family Court of Australia concerning an application to discharge certain orders made by a Registrar and a Form 1A response filed by the husband. The dispute involved the eldest child of the marriage, D, born in August 1990.

The court was required to determine whether to discharge the order of Registrar Riddiford dated 3 February 2004, specifically concerning the eldest child, and to discharge the Form 1A response filed by the husband. Additionally, the court considered an application filed on 7 February 2006, and whether it was identical to the order sought in the Geelong Magistrates Court.

Young J ordered that the Registrar's order be discharged by removing the name of the eldest child from paragraph 1. The husband's Form 1A response was also discharged. If the application filed on 7 February 2006 was the same as that filed in the Geelong Magistrates Court, it was dismissed. The appointment of the Independent Children’s Lawyer was to continue. The court also directed that particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention be set out in a Fact Sheet annexed to the orders, and that extempore reasons for judgment be transcribed and made available. Finally, all subpoenas before the court were to be returned.