KERRIGAN & RAIFFE

In the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Judge Cassidy made interim orders concerning a child, X, and the parents, Ms. Kerrigan (the mother) and Mr. Raiffe (the father). The dispute involved the child's residence and the father's actions to facilitate the child's return to Australia.

The court was required to determine whether to grant an interim order for the child to live with the mother and to issue an injunction restraining the father from leaving Australia until the child was returned. Additionally, the court considered orders to prevent the child from being removed from Australia and to empower law enforcement to ensure compliance.

Judge Cassidy ordered that the child X live with the mother and that the father take all necessary steps to facilitate the child's immediate return to Australia. Pursuant to section 114 of the *Family Law Act*, the father was restrained from leaving Australia until the child's return. Further injunctions were imposed on both parties, their agents, and servants, restraining them from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia. The court also empowered the Australian Federal Police and state/territory police to take all necessary steps to give effect to these orders, including placing the child's name on a watch list at all points of arrival and departure in Australia.

The court ordered that the Australian Federal Police be advised of the injunction against the father leaving Australia. The mother was directed to personally serve her application, affidavit, and a copy of the order on the father within three working days. The matter was adjourned for mention in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Brisbane on 4 September 2013.