TETHYS & TETHYS

The appeal was brought by the husband against the orders of the Family Court of Australia, which had made a property settlement between the parties. The wife had sought an equal division of the parties' property, while the husband argued for a lower percentage. The Full Court of the Family Court of Australia was required to decide whether the primary judge had erred in making the orders he did.

The court considered the relevant statutory provisions and case law, including the principles of equal division of property and the factors to be taken into account when making property settlement orders. The court found that the primary judge had correctly applied the law and made orders that were fair and reasonable in the circumstances. The husband had failed to demonstrate that the orders were unjust or inequitable.

The appeal was dismissed, and the husband was ordered to pay the wife's costs of and incidental to the appeal. The quantum of those costs was to be agreed or assessed.