In Cusack & Cusack [2024] FedCFamC1A 52, the appellant sought various procedural reliefs in the context of a family law appeal within the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1). The appellant requested an extension of time to file an expanded summary of argument and to amend a previously filed contentious appeal book, among other reliefs. Justice Austin granted the application partially and conditionally, allowing for an extension of time and the amendment of the appeal book to include specific documents. However, the request to expand the summary of argument from the permitted 20 pages to 36 was deemed unconvincing and refused on the basis that the extensive court proceedings and detailed grounds of appeal did not justify such an expansion.
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