HADRAMI & SAHRAWI

In the matter of Hadrami & Sahrawi, Gill J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered orders concerning the living arrangements and time spent with children. The dispute involved the parents of three children, B, C, and D, and the Australian Capital Territory Education Directorate. The court was asked to determine the specific arrangements for the children's residence and contact with their father, as well as to address the handling of sensitive material provided by the Directorate.

The primary legal issues before the court were the establishment of a parenting order detailing where the children would live and the schedule for their time with each parent, and the procedure for redacting identifying information from documents provided by the Education Directorate. The court also had to consider the consent of the parties to these arrangements and the discharge of previous orders made by Judge Tonkin on 20 February 2017.

Gill J, by consent of the parties, made orders that the children would live with the mother and spend specified time with the father, including weekday and weekend contact, with variations for the youngest child, D. The court also ordered that the Education Directorate could uplift its provided material to redact identifying information concerning notifications and return the redacted documents within seven days, with a request for the Independent Children's Lawyer to advise the Directorate's representative. Changeovers were to occur at an agreed location or, failing agreement, outside the Target store at the Canberra Centre. The matter was adjourned for a compliance check.