Haleemy and Quarry

In the matter of *Haleemy and Quarry*, Dawe J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered interim parenting orders concerning the child G. The dispute involved the parents' arrangements for parental responsibility, the child's residence, and the mother's contact with G.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim orders to govern the parties' conduct and the child's care pending a further hearing. Specifically, the court needed to address the continuation of existing orders, the allocation of sole parental responsibility and residence, and the nature and frequency of the mother's supervised time with the child. The court also had to set timelines for the parties to file amended applications and affidavits detailing their proposals for the child's care and their compliance with previous orders.

Dawe J continued an existing order from 8 December 2009. The court ordered that the father have sole parental responsibility for G and that G live with him. The mother was to have supervised time with G at the D Contact Service, ideally once every two weeks, with both parties directed to enrol at the service. Additionally, the mother was permitted further supervised time as agreed by the parties and supervised by an independent supervisor agreed upon by them, including the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The court also set deadlines for the filing of amended applications and affidavits concerning the child's care and compliance with prior orders, and granted the mother liberty to apply to vary the orders on short notice, provided seven days' notice was given to the father's solicitors and the Independent Children's Lawyer. The matter was adjourned to a further hearing on 30 March 2011.