Lynch and Hagen (No 2)

In *Lynch and Hagen (No 2)*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered a request concerning a child born in 2016. The dispute involved the potential assumption of jurisdiction by the Family Court of Australia to take a Commonwealth personal protection measure relating to the child.

The central legal issue before the court was whether it should request the competent authority in Norway to agree to the Family Court of Australia assuming jurisdiction for the purpose of taking a Commonwealth personal protection measure concerning the child. This required consideration of the relevant provisions of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), specifically section 111CG(2)(a).

Rees J ordered that, pursuant to section 111CG(2)(a) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), the Commonwealth Central Authority should request the competent authority in Norway to agree to the Family Court of Australia assuming jurisdiction to take a Commonwealth personal protection measure relating to the child. The form of this order was subject to its formal entry in the Court’s records.