Don and McGlennan (No.2)

This matter concerned a father who was found by Judge Young to have contravened specific orders made on 18 November 2015 regarding his child, X. The court imposed a fine of $250.00 on the father for these contraventions.

The court was required to determine the future parental responsibility and living arrangements for X, who was born in 2000. This involved establishing a detailed schedule for X to spend time with his mother, including specific dates and times during school holidays, and outlining the conditions for these arrangements. The court also needed to address the father's obligation to ensure X's school attendance and the provision of essential information to the mother regarding X's routine, health, and well-being.

In its reasoning, the court applied principles of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), specifically section 70NEC, to find the contraventions. The court's orders reflect a comprehensive approach to managing the child's care and contact with both parents, with a strong emphasis on the mother's involvement in X's life during school holidays. This included detailed provisions for handovers, communication protocols between parents, and the mother's liberty to obtain medical information and administer prescribed medication. The court also imposed injunctions restraining the mother from travelling with X on commercial airlines and the father from changing X's principal place of residence, unless it was to return to Darwin.