Tirret and Tirret

In the matter of *Tirret and Tirret*, Brown J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered applications for interim orders in a family law proceeding. The dispute concerned financial matters between the husband and wife, including the discovery of documents, the provision of financial statements, and the management of assets such as shares and a grocery business.

The court was required to determine the appropriate interim orders to facilitate the resolution of the financial dispute between the parties. This involved establishing mechanisms for the exchange of financial information, ensuring transparency in asset dealings, and setting a date for a conciliation conference. The court also had to consider the dismissal of other extant applications for interim relief and the question of costs.

Brown J ordered that each party undertake full discovery of relevant documents within 35 days. The husband was also directed to file and serve a statement of financial circumstances within 28 days. Furthermore, the husband was ordered to provide written notice within 24 hours of any transaction involving shares held by himself, the wife, a child, or an associated entity, with a copy of the sale or purchase note from an internet broker deemed sufficient notice. The wife was to provide profit and loss statements and account for income distribution from the grocery business conducted in W on a monthly basis, while the husband was to account in writing for cash proceeds from share transactions not previously notified. A conciliation conference was scheduled for 13 August 2009, and all other extant applications for interim orders were dismissed. There was no order as to costs.