Lauber and Truman

In the matter of *Lauber and Truman*, heard before Murphy J, the applicant, Mr Lauber, sought orders permitting him to apply for a passport for his child, C, without the consent of the child's mother. The dispute also concerned permission for C to travel internationally for a holiday to the United Kingdom.

The court was required to determine whether to grant Mr Lauber leave to apply for a passport for C without the mother's consent, and whether to permit C to travel internationally to the United Kingdom for a specified period.

Murphy J reasoned that the father should be permitted to apply for a passport for the child without the mother's consent, and that the child should be permitted to travel internationally for the holiday. These permissions were made subject to specific conditions designed to ensure the mother's awareness of the travel arrangements and C's whereabouts, including the provision of return tickets, accommodation details for stays of seven nights or longer, and an emergency contact number.