Krill and Crawley (No. 2)

This matter came before Strickland J concerning proceedings involving Krill and Crawley (No. 2). The dispute involved applications for the issuance of subpoenas and the filing of affidavits, as well as orders regarding supervised contact and costs.

The court was required to determine whether to grant leave for the Independent Children’s Lawyer to issue subpoenas to the Proper Officer of the Department of Correctional Services, the Proper Officer of the Drug & Alcohol Counsel, and the Proper Officer of Families SA, seeking specific documents and information. Additionally, the court considered applications for leave to file affidavits of evidence in chief by the applicant grandmother and the respondent mother, and for the respondent mother to file certain affidavits *nunc pro tunc*. The court also addressed the scheduling of supervised contact sessions and the allocation of costs for these sessions.

Strickland J made several orders, including granting leave for the Independent Children’s Lawyer to issue subpoenas to the Department of Correctional Services, the Drug & Alcohol Counsel, and Families SA, with specific return dates. Leave was also granted to the applicant grandmother to file affidavits of evidence in chief, and to the respondent mother to file a further or amended affidavit of evidence in chief, with specified filing deadlines. The court ordered additional supervised contact sessions and directed the mother to pay the costs of these sessions. Finally, the court adjourned further consideration of the matter to a specified date.