Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In addition to the
specific provisions of this Act regarding adjournments, a court may also grant
an adjournment —
(a) at a
final order hearing, if the court is satisfied that an injustice would result
if an adjournment were not granted; or
(b) at
any other hearing, if the court is satisfied that there is good reason to do
so,
when, and for the
period of time, the court considers appropriate.
(2) If a court grants
an adjournment under subsection (1), it must give written reasons why the
adjournment was granted.
(2A) The reasons must
address the principles referred to in section 10B(1)(a), (b) and (c).
(3A) In subsection (2)
—
written reasons includes reasons that are —
(a)
given orally and subsequently transcribed; or
(b)
given orally but also recorded electronically in a format that enables them to
be subsequently transcribed.
(3) If an adjournment
is granted, whether under subsection (1) or under another provision, the
registrar is to notify each party who is permitted to attend the hearing who
was not present when the adjournment was granted.
[Section 67 inserted: No. 38 of 2004 s. 46;
amended: No. 59 of 2004 s. 123; No. 20 of 2013 s. 120; No. 49 of 2016 s. 74.]