Hillier and Olly

This matter concerned parenting orders made by Forrest J in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved the mother and father of a child, G, born in 2010.

The court was required to determine the living arrangements for the child, the allocation of parental responsibility for major long-term issues, and the nature and extent of the child's time with the father. Additionally, the court had to consider provisions for the child's name and residence, communication between the parents, and the father's ability to engage with the child's education.

Forrest J ordered that the child shall live with the mother and that the mother shall have sole parental responsibility for major long-term issues, subject to specific requirements for consultation with the father. The father was granted supervised time with the child at a contact centre, with the father bearing the costs of supervision. The court also made orders restraining the father from harassing, intimidating, threatening, or assaulting the mother and from attending within 100 metres of her residence or place of employment. The father was permitted to attend parent-teacher interviews and speak with school staff regarding the child's academic progress, provided he did not come into contact with the mother or child. Provisions were also made for the exchange of addresses, the father's ability to send gifts to the child (subject to the mother's assessment of appropriateness), and the mother's obligation to inform the father of any serious illness or injury to the child.