Zahier and Al Mahod

The matter of *Zahier and Al Mahod* concerned an application brought before Young J in the Family Court of Australia. The dispute involved an ex parte order made by Burr J on 14 December 2009, which had placed the child S, born in January 2009, on the Airport Watch List. The father had filed a Form 2 application, either on 14 December 2009 or 14 January 2010, seeking to address this situation.

The central legal issue before Young J was whether the ex parte order placing the child on the Airport Watch List should be discharged. This required the court to consider the appropriateness and continued necessity of such a measure, particularly in light of the child's age and the circumstances surrounding the initial order. The court also had to determine the fate of the father's application concerning the Airport Watch List.

Young J reasoned that the ex parte order was no longer warranted and ordered its immediate discharge. Consequently, the court directed that the Australian Federal Police be notified to remove the child's name from the Airport Watch List at all Australian points of arrival and departure. A copy of the order was to be provided to Registrar Field for any necessary further investigations or notifications. The father's Form 2 application was otherwise dismissed, and the court ordered that its extempore reasons for judgment be transcribed and made available.