WEST & WEST

This matter came before Judge Brown of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia concerning a dispute between the parties, identified as West & West, regarding their child. The proceedings involved the preparation of a family report and a conciliation conference.

The court was required to determine the terms of the family report, including the scope of the assessment and the parties' obligations in relation to its preparation. Additionally, the court needed to set directions for a conciliation conference, including the payment of fees and the exchange of financial documents. The court also addressed the ongoing orders from a previous date and set a date for further trial directions.

The court ordered that the parties and their child attend upon a Regulation 7 practitioner for the preparation of a family report, specifying the matters to be covered in the assessment, including interviews, observations, the child's views, and relevant sections of the *Family Law Act 1975*. The solicitors were directed to provide all filed documents to the report writer. The court also mandated a conciliation conference between the parties and their legal representatives, with specific instructions regarding the payment of the conference fee by the applicant and the exchange of asset valuations and financial documents prior to the conference.

The court ordered that the matter be listed for a final hearing on 7, 8, and 9 September 2015, with a strict allocation of three hearing days. Further consideration of the matter was adjourned to 12 June 2015 for trial directions. The court also noted the provisions of section 121 of the *Family Law Act 1975* regarding the dissemination of information about family law proceedings.