Gould and Chaudhary

In the matter of *Gould and Chaudhary*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the child B. The dispute involved the father, Mr Gould, and the mother, Ms Chaudhary, regarding the child's ability to travel internationally.

The court was required to determine whether to grant an injunction restraining the father from removing the child from Australia, and to make orders concerning the child's ability to obtain an Australian travel document and travel internationally, including whether the mother could apply for such a document without the father's consent.

Foster J applied the considerations set out in subsection 60CC(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), giving greater weight to the consideration in paragraph (b) concerning the nature of the child's relationship with each parent and other persons. The court's reasoning, informed by the extensive list of additional considerations in section 60CC(3), led to orders that restrained the father from removing the child from Australia and placed the child's name on the Family Law Watchlist. The court also permitted the child to have an Australian travel document and to travel internationally, and specifically ordered that the mother could apply for such a document for the child without the father's consent. All other applications before the court were dismissed.