Zao and Lee

In *Zao v Lee*, heard before Rees J, the wife sought summary dismissal of the proceedings and an order pursuant to Rule 11.02 of the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth). The precise nature of the dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, but it is clear that the wife was seeking to terminate the proceedings at an early stage.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the wife's application for summary dismissal should be granted, and whether her application pursuant to Rule 11.02 of the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth) should be upheld. These applications indicate that the wife contended the proceedings lacked a proper legal basis or were otherwise amenable to being dismissed without a full hearing.

Rees J dismissed both of the wife's applications. While the specific reasoning for this dismissal is not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome signifies that the court found sufficient grounds for the proceedings to continue and that the wife's arguments for early termination were not persuasive. The court did not find that the case was so devoid of merit or otherwise unfit for prosecution that it should be summarily dismissed.

Consequently, the wife's applications for summary dismissal and pursuant to Rule 11.02 were dismissed. The proceedings will therefore continue, subject to the formal entry of the court's orders.