REEVES & MORGAN

In the matter of REEVES & MORGAN, heard before Judge Harland, the dispute concerned parenting orders for a child born in 2002. The orders sought to establish the primary caregiver and the extent of contact between the parents and the child.

The court was required to determine issues relating to parental responsibility, the child's living arrangements, the father's time with the child, and the necessity of personal protection orders for the mother and child. Additionally, the court considered the father's consent in relation to the child's passport application and the father's ability to relist the matter concerning the injunctions.

Judge Harland ordered that the mother have sole parental responsibility for the child and that the child live with the mother. The father was ordered to spend no time with the child. Pursuant to section 68B of the *Family Law Act 1975*, the father was restrained from approaching or communicating with the mother and child, and from attending within 500 metres of their residences, school, or places of employment, or any other location where they might be present. These orders were made for the personal protection of the mother and child under section 68C of the Act. The mother was permitted to apply for an Australian passport for the child without the father's consent. The father was granted leave to seek to relist the matter regarding the injunctions within 21 days of the orders.