In very general terms, if parties have already agreed the outcome of their property settlement by the time, they instruct a lawyer to draft the documents, then, assuming all the necessary disclosure is promptly exchanged, and the Trustee of any super fund to be split has been given notice, the actual drafting and execution of both the Form 11 Application and Minute of Proposed Orders should probably take between 2 to 3 months.
But this will vary from case to case, depending on the proactivity of the parties, the type and extent of information sought, and the workload of the lawyers involved.
In the normal course, you can expect your Application to be approved and Orders issued within 4 – 6 weeks of its being submitted to the Court.
If granted, the parties will be notified by the sealed Orders simply being issued on the Court Portal. If, however, a Judicial Officer has some concerns or queries about the Application they will write to both parties asking for more information. It would probably be a good idea to obtain independent legal advice at this stage, if you haven’t already.