Department of Communities and Justice and Bryson & Anor

The matter before Gill J concerned an application by the Department of Communities and Justice, with the second respondent being Bryson. The dispute involved orders previously made on 13 February 2020, which the parties sought to amend.

The court was required to determine whether to amend the existing orders, specifically concerning the duration of a particular order and the suspension of other provisions. The court also considered the future conduct of the proceedings, including the filing of minutes of proposed final orders and the liberty for the mother to seek further orders regarding her time with Y and Z.

Gill J amended Order 1 of the 13 February 2020 orders by replacing the fixed six-month term with "until further order of the Court". Furthermore, Orders 1(b) and 2 were suspended. The court directed that within 21 days, each party was to file a minute of the final orders they intended to seek at the resumed final hearing in October 2020. The mother was granted liberty to file an Application in a Case seeking further orders regarding her time with Y and Z, and if the parties reached a written agreement on this matter, the mother was permitted to spend time with Y and Z in accordance with that agreement.