DOOLAN & EAST

In the matter of *Doolan & East*, Collier J considered orders concerning the welfare of a child, V East. The dispute involved the parents' respective roles and responsibilities in relation to their child, with significant provisions made for parental responsibility, living arrangements, and the father's time with the child. The court also addressed measures to prevent the child's removal from Australia and outlined specific conditions for the father's contact.

The court was required to determine the appropriate allocation of parental responsibility, the child's primary residence, and the terms and conditions under which the father would spend time with the child. Further issues included the prevention of international travel by the child, the supervision of contact, and the completion of specific parenting and anger management courses by the father. The court also considered orders restraining certain behaviours by the parents, including drug use, driving unlicensed or unregistered vehicles, and denigrating the other parent.

Collier J ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. The court also made extensive orders regarding the father's supervised time with the child, which was contingent upon his completion of specified courses. These orders included provisions for contact at a contact centre, supervised by private services, and later, less supervised contact, with the paternal great aunt to be present. The court also imposed restrictions on the father's proximity to the child's school and mandated that both parents refrain from drug use and transporting the child in unsafe vehicles. The court further ordered that the child be placed on an Airport Watch List to prevent international travel.