Department of Child Safety & Hunter

In the matter of *Department of Child Safety & Hunter*, heard by Jordan J, the court considered an application to dismiss proceedings initiated by the Department of Child Safety and to discharge existing orders made on 24 April 2008. The application also sought the removal of Ms Hunter and her child from the All Points Watch Alert System.

The central legal issues before the court were whether the Form 2 Application Initiating Proceedings filed by the Department of Child Safety should be dismissed, and whether the interlocutory orders made by O’Reilly J on 24 April 2008, specifically orders 1, 2, 4, and 5 of Annexure A, should be discharged. Furthermore, the court was asked to consider the request for the Australian Federal Police to remove the names of Ms Hunter and her child from the All Points Watch Alert System.

While the provided text does not detail the specific reasoning or legal principles applied by Jordan J in reaching the final orders, the outcome indicates a decision to dismiss the Department's application and discharge the previously made orders. The court also acceded to the request to have the names of Ms Hunter and her child removed from the watch alert system. Costs were reserved.