McQueen and Daube (No.2)

In *McQueen and Daube (No.2)*, Judge Harland of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered a dispute between a father and mother concerning parental responsibility for their child, X. The proceedings involved an application made pursuant to section 102NA of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of parental responsibility for medical decisions concerning the child X. The court was also required to consider the application brought under section 102NA of the *Family Law Act 1975* and to address outstanding interim applications.

Judge Harland reasoned that the father should have sole parental responsibility for medical decisions relating to the child. The court dismissed the application made under section 102NA of the *Family Law Act 1975* and all outstanding interim applications. Further directions were made for family report interviews to occur on a specified date when the children were in the mother's care, with provisions for the Independent Children's Lawyer to seek further orders if the mother failed to attend.