KALLOWAY & CECCHI AND ORS

This case concerned parenting orders made by Gill J in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The dispute involved the living arrangements and time spent between a child, born in 2011, and her parents. The orders addressed the child's primary residence, the father's time with the child, and specific conditions and restraints placed upon the father.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders for the child's residence and the nature and conditions of the father's time with the child. This included establishing a schedule for the father's contact and imposing prohibitions on the father regarding the consumption of illicit drugs and alcohol prior to and during his time with the child. Furthermore, the court considered the need for personal protection orders for the mother.

Gill J made orders that the child would live with her mother. The father was granted specific periods of time with the child, commencing with defined dates and transitioning to an alternate weekend arrangement. Crucially, the father was restrained from spending time with the child while under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol, and from consuming these substances for 24 hours prior to contact. The court also issued an injunction restraining the father from assaulting, molesting, harassing, threatening, or otherwise interfering with the mother, noting the powers of arrest available to police in the event of a breach of such an injunction.