Tinkler and Newsome

This matter concerned interim parenting orders in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, before Judge Harland. The dispute involved the father and mother, identified as Tinkler and Newsome respectively, regarding the time the child, X, born in 2006, would spend with the father.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim parenting orders by consent, incorporating a Minute of Consent Orders signed by the parties on 21 November 2016. The court also needed to ensure these orders were properly recorded and processed by the court.

Judge Harland made interim parenting orders by consent, reflecting the terms of the Minute of Consent Orders. The court directed that the minute be placed on the court file, and that the applicant's solicitors prepare and deliver a certified electronic copy of the minute to the judge's chambers within seven days. Upon receipt of this copy, the orders would be extracted and the copy attached to the court record. The proceeding was adjourned for a final hearing to be allocated by Judge Baumann.