MAIRIE & MALAK

In the matter of Mairie & Malak, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned parenting arrangements for the children E and D. The orders indicate a complex family law proceeding involving significant restrictions on parental communication and international travel permissions.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders regarding the father's communication with the children, the mother's ability to remove the children from Australia for holidays, and the issuance of Australian Passports for the children without the father's consent. Further issues included the father's ability to send gifts and letters to the children and the provision of school reports and photographs to the father.

Cronin J ordered that the father's telephone communication with the children be suspended until further order, while permitting the mother to remove the children from Australia for holidays. The court also authorised the Minister to issue Australian Passports to the children under section 11 of the *Australian Passports Act 2005* without the father's consent, given the court's permission for international travel. The father was permitted to send letters, cards, and gifts to the children, provided their content was age-appropriate, and the mother was directed to facilitate their delivery. The mother was also ordered to provide school reports and photographs to the father upon his request and at his expense. All other extant applications were dismissed, the Independent Children’s Lawyer was discharged, and fact sheets detailing the obligations and consequences of contravening the orders were annexed.