Waldon and Cronin

This matter concerned an application before Judge Burchardt of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia regarding a child, identified as [X], born in 2017. The dispute involved the child's ability to travel internationally and the associated security measures.

The court was required to determine whether to discharge an Airport Watch List order concerning the child, thereby permitting the child to leave the Commonwealth of Australia. The court also considered the terms of interim orders relating to the child's travel and the financial security for their return.

The court reasoned that the extant Airport Watch List order should be discharged and requested the Australian Federal Police to remove the child's name from the list. This decision facilitated the child's departure from Australia. Interim orders were made, including provisions for the father to have make-up time with the child, a bond to be held in trust by the mother's solicitor pending the child's return to Australia, and the suspension of the Airport Watch List order to permit the mother and child to travel to Country B between 20 June 2019 and 6 July 2019. The court also noted provisions regarding family violence, cross-examination, and the Scheme for representation.