227Adjournment of hearings—spouses or domestic partners

227 Adjournment of hearings—spouses or domestic partners (1) VCAT may adjourn its hearing at any time before it has made a final order under this Division or Division 3 if proceedings in relation to property of a co-owner who has made an application under this Division or Division 3 are commenced— (a) under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or (b) under Part IX of this Act. (2) VCAT may adjourn its hearing at any time before it has made a final order under this Division or Division 3 to permit a co-owner of property to commence proceedings in relation to property of the co-owner— (a) under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; or (b) under Part IX of this Act. (3) Nothing in this section limits the power of VCAT to grant or refuse an adjournment in relation to any proceeding before it. S. 228 substituted by No. 71/2005 s. 5.