Sheedy and Anor and Sheedy and Anor

The matter before Kent J of the Family Court of Australia involved an application by the Applicants concerning the child, B, born in 1999. The dispute, resolved by consent, concerned arrangements for the child's long-term and day-to-day care, welfare, and development, as well as time spent with the Respondents.

The court was required to determine the terms of consent orders regarding parental responsibility, living arrangements, and time spent with the Respondents. The orders also addressed the publication of the court's decision to health professionals and health insurers, the abridgement of time requirements for an urgent hearing, and the removal of the matter from the pending cases list.

Kent J made orders by consent, discharging previous orders and establishing equal shared parental responsibility for the child's long-term care, welfare, and development, including decisions regarding education, health, medical treatment, and religious instruction. The Applicants were granted sole responsibility for day-to-day decisions. The child was ordered to live with the Applicants, with time spent with the First and Second Respondents to be as agreed between the parties. The court also ordered that the Minutes of Consent remain on the court file and directed that particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention be set out in an annexed document.