Tariq and Jacobson (No. 2)

In *Tariq and Jacobson (No. 2)*, Kent J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications made by the Mother and the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The proceedings concerned children, and the specific dispute involved the filing of an amended application and the admission of an updated psychological report.

The court was required to determine whether to grant leave for the Mother to file an Amended Application in a Case and whether to admit the updated report of Mr C, a psychologist, into evidence. The court also had to decide on the future conduct of the trial, specifically whether it should proceed on an undefended basis and the allocation of trial dates.

Kent J granted leave for the Mother to file her Amended Application in a Case and for the Independent Children’s Lawyer to tender Mr C's updated report, admitting it as Exhibit 1. The trial was ordered to proceed on an undefended basis on 14 September 2015, with the previously scheduled dates of 15 and 16 September 2015 vacated. The costs of and incidental to the Mother and the Independent Children’s Lawyer were reserved until 14 September 2015.