Sellers and Appleby (No. 2)

In *Sellers and Appleby (No. 2)*, Johns J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the father alleging contravention of court orders by the mother. The dispute centred on the mother's alleged failure to comply with orders made on 18 October 2017.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the mother had contravened Order 3 of the existing orders, and if so, whether such contravention fell within the scope of Subdivision E of Division 13A of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This subdivision deals with contravention of parenting orders.

Johns J found that the mother had indeed contravened Order 3. The court reasoned that the mother's actions constituted a contravention within the meaning of the Act. Consequently, the court ordered the mother to enter into a bond for a period of 12 months, conditional upon her compliance with all future court orders.

Subject to the mother entering into the specified bond, the father's application alleging contravention was otherwise dismissed. The mother was also ordered to pay the father's costs associated with the contravention application.