Hanson and Hanson

In the matter of *Hanson and Hanson*, heard by Judge Harland of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the applicant and the Independent Children’s Lawyer sought final parenting orders by consent.

The court was required to determine the terms of final parenting orders, to be made by consent between the applicant and the Independent Children’s Lawyer, and to ensure that the orders complied with the notification requirements of sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the *Family Law Act 1975*.

Judge Harland made final parenting orders in terms of a Minute of Consent Orders agreed upon by the applicant and the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The court directed that the minute be placed on the court file, and that the applicant's solicitors engross and deliver a certified electronic copy to the judge's chambers within seven days for extraction and attachment to the orders. Furthermore, the court noted that particulars of the obligations created by the orders, the consequences of contravention, and details of assistance for compliance were set out in Attachment A, as required by the *Family Law Act 1975*.