Adjournments
67 Adjournments
In addition to the specific provisions of this Act regarding adjournments, a court may also grant an adjournment —
at a final order hearing, if the court is satisfied that an injustice would result if an adjournment were not granted; or
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.
If a court grants an adjournment under subsection (1), it must give written reasons why the adjournment was granted.
The reasons must address the principles referred to in section 10B(1)(a), (b) and (c).
In subsection (2) —
written reasons includes reasons that are —
given orally and subsequently transcribed; or
given orally but also recorded electronically in a format that enables them to be subsequently transcribed.
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.]
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