Wenlack and Cimorelli (No 3)

In the matter of *Wenlack and Cimorelli (No 3)*, Hannam J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered a dispute between a father and mother concerning the education of their children. The father sought orders for the children to be enrolled in a distance education scheme and to undertake all prescribed work and activities.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to make orders requiring the father to enrol the children in a distance education scheme and ensure their participation in that scheme until a specified date. This involved determining the best interests of the children in relation to their educational arrangements.

Hannam J reasoned that it was in the children's best interests to be enrolled in the distance education scheme and to actively participate in its prescribed work and activities. The court ordered that the father must forthwith take all necessary steps to ensure the children's immediate enrolment in the distance education scheme and their undertaking of all set work and activities until 1 November 2019.