WALSTEAD & DELMONT

Newbrun J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application for review of a Senior Registrar's interim determination regarding the schooling of a child. The dispute concerned the parents' differing views on which school the child should attend.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the Senior Registrar's interim determination regarding the child's schooling was made in the best interests of the child, as required by the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This involved assessing whether the Registrar had properly considered all relevant factors and applied the correct legal principles in reaching their decision.

Newbrun J reasoned that the paramount consideration in any parenting matter is the best interests of the child. The court reviewed the evidence and the Senior Registrar's findings, applying the principles established in parenting jurisprudence. The judge determined that the Senior Registrar had adequately considered the relevant factors and that the interim orders made were in the child's best interests.

The court therefore dismissed the application for review and affirmed the Senior Registrar's interim determination concerning the child's schooling.