Director-General, Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services and Lafoy (No 2)

In the Family Court of Australia, Kent J made orders by consent in proceedings between the Director-General, Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (the applicant) and Ms Lafoy (the respondent mother) concerning a child, B. The dispute involved the return of the child to Mauritius.

The court was required to determine the arrangements for the child's return to Mauritius and to issue injunctions to prevent the child's removal from Australia by the respondent mother pending that return. The court also considered the role of the Australian Federal Police and other authorities in facilitating these arrangements.

The orders made by consent reflected an agreement between the parties to ensure the child's return to Mauritius by a specified date. These orders included injunctions restraining the respondent mother from removing the child from Australia or changing his residence within Australia. The court also directed the retention of the mother and child's names on the All Ports Watch Alert System, with provisions for its removal upon confirmation of travel arrangements. The orders empowered various law enforcement agencies and departmental officers to take necessary steps to give effect to the return, including the release of passports. The father proposed to travel to Australia to collect the child and meet the associated costs.