Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859:section:79:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 79 (pt 3/7)
Character Range: 493307–495862

they are relevant; and
 (f) any other order made under this Act affecting a party to the marriage or a child of the marriage; and
 (g) any child support under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 that a party to the marriage has provided, is to provide, or might be liable to provide in the future, for a child of the marriage.
 (5) Without limiting the power of any court to grant an adjournment in proceedings under this Act, where, in property settlement proceedings, a court is of the opinion:
 (a) that there is likely to be a significant change in the financial circumstances of the parties to the marriage or either of them and that, having regard to the time when that change is likely to take place, it is reasonable to adjourn the proceedings; and
 (b) that an order that the court could make with respect to:
 (i) the property of the parties to the marriage or either of them; or
 (ii) the vested bankruptcy property in relation to a bankrupt party to the marriage;
  if that significant change in financial circumstances occurs is more likely to do justice as between the parties to the marriage than an order that the court could make immediately with respect to:
 (iii) the property of the parties to the marriage or either of them; or
 (iv) the vested bankruptcy property in relation to a bankrupt party to the marriage;
the court may, if so requested by either party to the marriage or the relevant bankruptcy trustee (if any), adjourn the proceedings until such time, before the expiration of a period specified by the court, as that party to the marriage or the relevant bankruptcy trustee, as the case may be, applies for the proceedings to be determined, but nothing in this subsection requires the court to adjourn any proceedings in any particular circumstances.
 (6) Where a court proposes to adjourn proceedings as provided by subsection (5), the court may, before so adjourning the proceedings, make such interim order or orders or such other order or orders (if any) as it considers appropriate with respect to:
 (a) any of the property of the parties to the marriage or of either of them; or
 (b) any of the vested bankruptcy property in relation to a bankrupt party to the marriage.
 (7) The court may, in forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection (5) as to whether there is likely to be a significant change in the financial circumstances of either or both of the parties to the marriage, have regard to any change in the financial circumstances of a party to the marriage that may occur by reason that the party to