Arnold and Crawley

In *Arnold and Crawley*, heard by Hannam J, the dispute concerned the welfare of a child, B, born in 2007. The court's orders indicate a significant intervention regarding the child's potential removal from Australia, suggesting a family law context, likely involving parental disputes over the child's residence or international relocation.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to maintain or discharge existing orders made by the Federal Circuit Court on 30 June 2015, and to implement measures to prevent the child's removal from Australia. This involved considering the paramountcy principle in child-related proceedings and the court's power to make protective orders to safeguard a child's interests.

Hannam J discharged certain previous orders and, crucially, made an interim order restraining each party and their agents from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia. To give effect to this, the court requested the Australian Federal Police to place the child's name on the Airport Watch List at all points of entry and departure, maintaining this restriction until further court order. This demonstrates the court's exercise of its protective jurisdiction to prevent potential international parental abduction.