DEWAR & FHON

In the matter of DEWAR & FHON, Fowler J considered applications made by the father concerning his child, B. The dispute involved the father's applications for contravention and an initiating application, as well as previous parenting orders regarding time spent with the child. The Independent Children's Lawyer and the mother were also parties to the proceedings.

The court was required to determine whether to dismiss the father's various applications, including those for contravention and his initiating application. Furthermore, the court had to decide on the allocation of parental responsibility for the child, the discharge of existing orders for the father to spend time with the child, and the removal of the child's name from the Airport Watch List.

By consent of the mother and the Independent Children's Lawyer, Fowler J made orders dismissing the father's applications. The mother was granted sole parental responsibility for the child, and all previous orders for the father to spend time with the child were discharged. The court also ordered the discharge of specific orders made by the Federal Magistrates Court on 6 May 2008 and directed the child's name be removed from the Airport Watch List. The court further requested the Australian Federal Police to remove the child's name from the Watch List at all international arrival and departure points. The court also made orders regarding the return of material produced in response to subpoenas and removed the matter from the active pending cases list.