Mosman & Taylor Mosman

In the matter of *Mosman & Taylor Mosman*, heard by Gill J, the dispute concerned the ability of the mother, Ms Mosman, to obtain Australian passports for her two children, X and Y, and to travel internationally with them, without the consent of the children's father, Mr Taylor-Mosman.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant permission for the children to be issued with Australian passports and to travel internationally with their mother, notwithstanding the father's lack of consent. This required the court to consider the best interests of the children in the context of their right to hold Australian passports and to travel.

Gill J reasoned that the children, being Australian citizens, were entitled to hold Australian passports. The court determined that permitting the children to have passports and to travel internationally with their mother was in their best interests. Consequently, the court ordered that the children be permitted to have Australian passports and to travel internationally with Ms Mosman, and that Ms Mosman be permitted to obtain and renew these passports without the father's consent.