Raji and Hassam

In the matter of *Raji and Hassam*, Guest J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an urgent application by the husband concerning the proposed removal of the parties' three children from Australia. The dispute centred on the husband's apprehension that the wife intended to take the children overseas, thereby potentially frustrating his parental rights and the court's jurisdiction.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant an interim injunction restraining the wife from removing the children from the Commonwealth of Australia. This involved assessing the urgency of the application and the potential risk of the children being taken out of the jurisdiction without the husband's consent or a court order.

Guest J, in delivering an ex tempore judgment, granted the husband's application. The Court ordered that the wife be restrained from removing the children from Australia until further order. To enforce this, the Court directed the Australian Federal Police to place the children's names on the Airport Watch list at all Australian points of arrival and departure. The Court also ordered the husband to serve the initiating application and supporting affidavit on the wife, and adjourned the substantive application for further hearing.