XUEN & CHAO

In the matter of XUEN & CHAO, Justice Murphy of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an urgent application filed by the Applicant Husband on 23 November 2012. The dispute concerned family law proceedings, and the Applicant Husband sought various orders against the Respondent Wife.

The court was required to determine whether to grant an urgent ex parte hearing of the Applicant Husband's application, the appropriate method for serving documents on the Respondent Wife, and whether to grant injunctive relief restraining the Respondent Wife from dealing with the parties' property. Additionally, the court considered orders for the Respondent Wife to pay a sum of money and to provide disclosure of specific financial documents.

Justice Murphy abridged all necessary times to permit the urgent listing and hearing of the Application in a Case on an ex parte basis. The court ordered that service of various documents, including the Amended Response, affidavits, financial statements, and the Application in a Case, be effected on the Respondent Wife by post to her brother's address. Furthermore, the Respondent Wife was restrained by injunction from dealing with any property of the parties within the meaning of s 79 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The court also ordered the Respondent Wife to pay $68,000 to the solicitors' trust account and to provide disclosure of documents relating to a student scholarship account and certain bank accounts associated with a superannuation fund. The matter was listed for a further hearing on 18 December 2012, and the Applicant Husband's costs were reserved.