Family Law Rules 2004
4.01Contents of Application for Final Orders
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4.01 Contents of Application for Final Orders
(1) In an Initiating Application (Family Law), the applicant must: (a) give full particulars of the orders sought; and (b) include all causes of action that can be disposed of conveniently in the same case.
Note: Under paragraph 1.08(1)(a), any orders sought must be reasonable in the circumstances of the case and within the power of the court.
(2) A party seeking any of the following must not include any other cause of action in the Application: (a) an order that a marriage be annulled; (b) a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, divorce or annulment; (c) an order authorising a medical procedure under Division 4.2.3.
Note: An application for an order mentioned in subrule (2) may only be made in an Initiating Application (Family Law) and must not be made in a Response to an Initiating Application (Family Law) (see subrule 9.01(4)).
(3) Despite subrule (2), a party may seek the following orders in the same Application: (a) an order that a marriage be annulled; (b) a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, divorce or annulment.
Note: For amendment of an application, see Division 11.2.2.