King & Anor and Phanphumong

In the matter of *King & Anor and Phanphumong*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned parenting orders. The parties sought consent orders regarding their children, with specific provisions relating to the involvement of a family consultant and the details of the obligations and consequences of the orders.

The court was required to determine whether to waive the requirement for the parties to attend upon a family consultant for the purposes of any report, and to make consent orders in terms of the parties' minutes. Additionally, the court needed to ensure that the particulars of the obligations, consequences of contravention, and sources of assistance were clearly set out and included within the orders, pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the relevant legislation.

Cronin J ordered that the requirement for the parties to attend upon a family consultant be waived pursuant to s 65G(2). The court then made orders by consent of the parties in terms of paragraphs 1 to 3 of the annexed minutes. Furthermore, pursuant to s.65DA(2) and s.62B, the court ordered that the particulars of the obligations created by these orders, the consequences of contravention, and details of available assistance be set out in an attached Fact Sheet, which was to be included within the orders themselves. The reasons for the day's decisions were ordered to be transcribed.