WALLINGTON & WALLINGTON (No.5)

In the matter of *Wallington & Wallington (No.5)*, Judge Dunkley of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered the sentencing of Ms Wallington, who had previously been found to have contravened parenting orders on four counts. The dispute concerned the appropriate consequences for these contraventions.

The court was required to determine the appropriate sentence for Ms Wallington's contraventions of parenting orders. This involved considering the nature of the contraventions and the relevant provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) concerning contravention and sentencing.

Judge Dunkley applied the provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) to sentence Ms Wallington. For one contravention, she was ordered to enter into a 12-month bond with conditions to be of good behaviour and attend family counselling. For three other contraventions, she was ordered to enter into 18-month bonds with conditions of good behaviour and a surety. These bonds were to be served concurrently. Additionally, compensatory time was ordered for the child Y with her father, and Ms Wallington was directed to complete a post-separation parenting course. The court also made orders regarding the child X's psychological treatment and suspended X's time with her father pending further order.