Leeming JA granted a further adjournment of a part-heard application for appointment of a tutor with unusual conditions, where the self-represented applicant had been admitted to a mental health clinic on the day of the hearing. The Court held that in the highly unusual circumstances — particularly where the underlying appeal concerned a decision to proceed while the applicant was in a mental health institution — the overriding purpose under s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act favoured granting one final adjournment, but structured orders to prevent indefinite delay. The Court refused a separate application for mandatory disclosure of the respondents' total legal fees, finding no material relevance to the tutor application and a likelihood that such an order would generate further disputation to no useful end.
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