Adanti and Coli (No. 2)

In the matter of *Adanti and Coli (No. 2)*, Justice Macmillan of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the mother for the return of the child, C, born in 2012, to the Commonwealth of Australia. The father had filed an application on 31 July 2017, which was dismissed, while the mother's applications for interim parenting orders, filed on 9 June 2017 and 24 November 2017, were adjourned.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to order the return of the child to Australia. This involved determining the appropriate interim parenting arrangements and the father's obligations regarding the child's location.

Justice Macmillan granted the mother leave to make an oral application for the child's return by a specified date and ordered the father to take all necessary steps to return the child to the Commonwealth of Australia by 16 February 2018. The father's application was dismissed, and the mother's applications for interim parenting orders were adjourned. Leave was also granted for an urgent hearing should the child be returned to Australia before the specified date.