Brand and Reyner

In the matter of *Brand and Reyner*, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the parenting arrangements for a child born in 2015. The dispute involved the mother and the father, with the court ultimately making orders regarding parental responsibility, the child's residence, and the father's contact with the child.

The court was required to determine the most appropriate parenting orders in the best interests of the child, specifically addressing issues of sole parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, and the extent, if any, of the father's time with the child. Furthermore, the court considered the necessity of protective orders for the mother and child.

The court ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. Crucially, the father was not to spend any time with the child. In addition, pursuant to section 68B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), the father was restrained from contacting or approaching the mother and child, and from entering or remaining at the child's home or school. This protective order was made with a power of arrest without warrant attached, as provided by section 68C of the Act.