Holt and Martin

In the matter of *Holt and Martin*, decided by Bennett J, the proceedings concerned a contravention application filed by the Father and a subsequent variation of final parenting orders by consent. The dispute revolved around the arrangements for the children's time with each parent and the implementation of drug testing protocols.

The court was required to determine whether the Father's contravention application should be dismissed and, by consent of the parties, to vary the existing final parenting orders. The proposed variations addressed the specific times and responsibilities for the handover of the children during weekend and Friday dinner arrangements. Furthermore, the court needed to consider and approve a substituted paragraph concerning supervised drug urine screens, including the procedure for requesting tests, frequency limitations, and the direct provision of results.

Bennett J dismissed the Father's contravention application. The court then, by consent, varied the final parenting orders made on 12 May 2016. These variations included detailed amendments to the provisions governing the children's time with the mother, specifically concerning every second weekend and Friday dinner arrangements, including the commencement dates for these new arrangements and the responsibilities for child delivery and collection. A significant variation was also made to paragraph 11, which now mandates supervised drug urine screens upon written request, with specific protocols for notification, frequency, and direct reporting of results to the requesting party. The court also ordered that particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention, as set out in an attached Fact Sheet, be included in the orders pursuant to Sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation.