Stone and Stone and Anor

In the matter of *Stone and Stone and Anor*, Forrest J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the father for injunctive relief against the maternal grandparents and the mother concerning their contact with the parties' two children, B and C. The dispute centred on the father's concerns for the children's safety and well-being, leading to a request for significant restrictions on the grandparents' and mother's proximity to the children and their father.

The court was required to determine whether to grant injunctions restraining the maternal grandparents and the mother from approaching within 1,000 metres of any school or activity attended by the children, from entering or remaining on premises where the father or children reside or where the father works, and from following or approaching the father or children. The father also sought liberty to provide a sealed copy of the court's orders to the children's school principal.

Forrest J granted the father's application, issuing injunctions that significantly restricted the movements of the maternal grandparents and the mother in relation to the children and the father. These orders were designed to create a protective buffer zone around the children's educational and recreational activities, as well as their residences and the father's workplace. The court also permitted the father to formally notify the children's school of these protective measures.