1. ) THOMAS REYNOLD 2. ) NG SHU RU
Catchwords
Family law — Divorce — Joint petition — Dissolution by mutual consent — Application for leave to file joint petition within two years of marriage — Whether court has jurisdiction to permit early joint petition — Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss 50, 50(2), 52, 106. Family law — Divorce — Statutory bar — Petition presented within two years — Scope of judicial discretion — Whether s 50(2) permits circumvention of express requirement in s 52 — Distinction between unilateral petition and joint petition Statutory interpretation — Marriage and divorce — Construction of ss 50 and 52 — Specific provision prevailing over general provision — Whether temporal requirement in s 52 is mandatory — Harmonious construction of statutory scheme. Family law — Divorce — Leave application — Exceptional hardship or exceptional circumstances — Threshold requirement — Sufficiency of affidavit evidence — Whether general allegations of domestic violence and third-party involvement sufficient. Evidence — Affidavit — Particularisation — Lack of supporting material — Absence of corroborative evidence — Whether evidential burden discharged. Practice and procedure — Family proceedings — Ex parte originating summons — Nature of relief sought — Whether application capable of being recast under different statutory provision. Jurisdiction — Statutory jurisdiction — Limits of court’s power — Whether consent of parties can confer jurisdiction — Court bound by statutory conditions. Outcome — Application dismissed — No jurisdiction to grant leave under s 52 within two years — Insufficient evidence under s 50(2) — No order as to costs.
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Judgment
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