Austin and Anor and Dunne

This matter concerned an application by the paternal grandparents, Austin and Anor, against the mother, MS Dunne, regarding their grandchild, child X. The dispute centred on the paternal grandparents' desire to have the child placed on an Airport Watch List and to prevent the child from travelling overseas with the mother. The proceedings were heard by Judge L. Turner.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether the paternal grandparents' application to place the child on an Airport Watch List should be summarily dismissed, and whether the mother and child should be permitted to travel outside of Australia. The Court was also required to determine interim and potentially final arrangements for the paternal grandparents to spend time with the child.

Judge L. Turner dismissed the paternal grandparents' application to place the child on an Airport Watch List, finding it lacked merit. The Court permitted the mother and child to travel overseas as planned. In relation to time spent with the child, the Court made interim orders for the paternal grandparents to spend time with the child on the third Saturday of every second month, with further time to be agreed between the parties. Crucially, the Court ordered the paternal grandparents to file a fresh application within 42 days if they wished to pursue final orders regarding time spent with the child; failing this, the interim orders would become final.