Lennon and Zammitt

This matter concerned an application for interim orders regarding a child, L, born in October 2000. The application was brought before the Court, presumably the Family Court of Australia or a state Family Court, by the mother. The dispute centred on the terms under which the mother would spend time with L.

The primary legal issue before the Court was to determine the appropriate arrangements for the mother's contact with L pending further orders. This involved considering the need for supervision of that contact and the practicalities of facilitating such contact, including reporting requirements for the supervising agency.

The Court ordered that, until further order, the mother's time with L would be supervised by staff at either the Y or N Children's Contact Service. The contact was to occur at whichever service could first offer supervised periods, ideally on a weekly basis for a minimum of two hours, or fortnightly if weekly contact was not feasible. Furthermore, the Children's Contact Service tasked with supervision was required to prepare and file a report for the Court's consideration before the resumption of the hearing on 10 August 2009.