Buchanan and Gardiner

This matter concerned an application by the father and mother regarding the living arrangements for their child. O'Reilly J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia made orders concerning the child's residence and time with each parent.

The court was required to determine the specific terms of the child's living arrangements, including the allocation of time between the parents during school terms and holidays, and the procedures for changeovers. The court also considered the discharge of prior orders and the dismissal of other applications.

O'Reilly J made detailed orders for the child's living arrangements, establishing a shared care schedule with specific days and times for the child to spend with each parent. These orders included provisions for pupil-free days and public holidays, as well as the father's responsibility for collecting the child from school. The court also stipulated that for all changeovers, unless otherwise agreed, the father or his nominee would collect the child from the mother's residence, and the mother or her nominee would collect the child from the father's residence. Prior orders concerning the child were discharged, with the exception of consent orders made on 8 August 2008, which remained in place. All other applications were dismissed. The independent children's lawyer was discharged, and liberty to apply was granted for clarification of the orders. The court also included particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention in an attached Fact Sheet.