Quayle and Hauer

This matter concerned an application for final parenting orders between the parties, Quayle and Hauer, heard by Judge Stewart. The dispute centred on arrangements for their child, X, born in 2001.

The court was required to determine the nature of parental responsibility, where X would live, and the specific arrangements for X spending time with each parent. Further issues included the implementation of school holiday time, arrangements for weekend changeovers, X's secondary schooling, and provisions regarding medical treatment, notification of changes in contact details, and prohibitions against denigration of a parent.

Judge Stewart made orders for equal shared parental responsibility, with X to live with the mother. The father was granted specific time with X, including alternate weekends during school terms, extended time if he remained within a particular local council area, and half of the school holidays, with detailed provisions for the commencement and conclusion of these periods. The orders also stipulated arrangements for weekend and school holiday changeovers, including specific times and locations. X was to attend a particular high school, with both parties restrained from altering this without written consent. The court also made orders regarding notification of medical appointments, psychological treatment, changes to residential addresses and contact details, and prohibited denigration of either parent in X's presence or the use of X to convey messages between the parties.

The court dismissed all outstanding applications and responses, removing all issues from the list of pending cases. Provisions were also made for the return of exhibits and subpoenaed material upon the expiration of the appeal period, should no appeal be lodged.