Pacillo and Seales (No 3)

In *Pacillo and Seales (No 3)*, Hannam J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered the appropriate penalty for contraventions of a parenting order. The proceedings concerned allegations that the respondent mother had contravened orders made on 10 July 2014 concerning the parties' child.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the appropriate response to the proven contraventions of the parenting order. This involved considering the available sentencing options under the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and applying them to the specific circumstances of the case.

Hannam J determined that the respondent should enter into a bond pursuant to section 112AF of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The condition of this bond was that the respondent be of good behaviour for a period of eighteen months from the date of the order, with security of $500.00.