W & T

The Full Court of the Supreme Court of Western Australia considered the dispute between W and T. The case concerned an application for leave to appeal against a decision of a single judge of the Supreme Court, which had dismissed an appeal from a final order of the Family Court of Australia. The underlying dispute involved parenting orders made by the Family Court.

The primary legal issue before the Full Court was whether the single judge had erred in dismissing the appeal from the Family Court's final orders. This required the Full Court to consider the grounds of appeal that had been advanced before the single judge and to determine if those grounds had been validly dismissed. The broader context involved the principles governing appeals from Family Court decisions and the threshold for granting leave to appeal.

The Full Court analysed the arguments presented by the applicant, focusing on whether any arguable error of law or fact had been demonstrated in the Family Court's original decision or in the single judge's subsequent dismissal of the appeal. The Court applied the principles of appellate review, considering whether the Family Court had made any errors in its findings of fact or its application of the relevant legal principles under the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The Court found that no arguable error had been demonstrated, and therefore, the application for leave to appeal was dismissed.