GREEN & AUDINO

In the matter of *Green & Audino*, Dawe J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application concerning the welfare and location of a child, B. The dispute involved the mother and father of the child, with the father seeking the child's return to his care.

The court was required to determine whether to make orders for the immediate return of the child to the father, including the issuance of a recovery order. The court also had to consider the mother's application filed on 12 January 2015 and the future allocation of proceedings.

Dawe J ordered the mother to return the child to the father forthwith, with specific arrangements for the child's travel by air by a specified date and time. The court also issued a recovery order under section 67U of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), authorising law enforcement to locate and recover the child if not returned by the stipulated deadline. The mother's application was dismissed, and the proceedings were transferred to the Federal Circuit Court at Brisbane for further directions.