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Liquor defined

Liquor defined Queensland Police Service v Murray Woorabinda is a relatively small indigenous community about 170 kilometres south west of Rockhampton. It is situated…
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Defamation via Facebook

Defamation via Facebook Kelly v Levick Summary of facts [1] At 2:45pm on 24 November, 2014 the Defendant posted on his Facebook page: “June…
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Trial judge errors set aside property settlement

Trial judge errors set aside property settlement Zabarac & Zabarac and Anor FAMILY LAW – APPEAL – PROPERTY SETTLEMENT – Where the grounds asserted…
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Duress test for binding financial agreements

Duress test for binding financial agreements Kennedy & Thorne SUMMARY – BINDING FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS – Where the appellant trustees of the estate of the late…
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Delay in delivery of judgment

Delay in delivery of judgment Folett & Langley Summary – whether 16 month delay between trial and judgment rendered trial judge’s credit findings unsafe –…
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Absconding child appeal dismissed

Absconding child appeal dismissed WGOC & GH and Anor Summary: Where the father appeals against final parenting orders according the mother sole parental responsibility…
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Mutual and multiple false assertions

Mutual and multiple false assertions Timms & Timms Summary – Entrenched parenting dispute about three children aged from five to eight years old –…
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Mother has child record Family Report interview

Mother has child record Family Report interview Isaac & Isaac Summary – Application for a Recovery Order by the Father for the parties’ two children…
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Post-separation superior contributions by Husband

Post-separation superior contributions by Husband Molloy & Molloy Summary – Property Settlement Application – Significant contributions by one party post-separation The husband says that…
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Best interests and relocation

Best interests and relocation Monk & Malone Summary – where the father seeks an order that three children who have lived primarily with the mother…
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Departure from child support – insufficient evidence

Departure from child support – insufficient evidence Falconer & Babett Summary – Application for departure – mother seeking departure order based on the special needs…
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Unilateral relocation – children returned

Unilateral relocation – children returned Dodds & Murdoch Summary – Recovery application – three children aged 12, 8 and 4 – father unilaterally relocated children’s…
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Police records assist best interests outcome

Police records assist best interests outcome Henry & Hancock Summary – Interim parenting arrangements for children aged 5 & 2 – unilateral relocation of…
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Arrest warrant – Mother incapable or unwilling to participate

Arrest warrant – Mother incapable or unwilling to participate Crane & Hayward Summary – Interim arrangements for care of child aged 2 years and…
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Credibility of Father in issue

Credibility of Father in issue Nye & Novak Parenting – 10 year old child – significant anxiety in child – equal time arrangement since…
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Older children to live with Father

Older children to live with Father Woolley & Woolley Three children aged 16, 13 and 9 – parents separated since 2011 – children initially…
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Barro (interim litigation costs) order

Barro (interim litigation costs) order Thornton & Peach Applications include: restraint on Applicant’s solicitors continuing to act for her; application for general release of funds;…
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Father not guilty of sexual abuse charges

Father not guilty of sexual abuse charges Fyfe & Bartell Where father found not guilty of sexual abuse charges − where father applies for…
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Paedophile loses appeal against no communication

Paedophile loses appeal against no communication Malak & Mairie MURPHY J The appellant is the father of, relevantly, three children: a girl C, now…
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Private investigator on the job

Private investigator on the job Mansfield & Mansfield The evidence concerning the current application On 6 May 2016, Ms S, the husband’s solicitor filed…
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Respondent Baden-Clay Judgment

Respondent Baden-Clay Judgment The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35 (31 August 2016) FRENCH CJ, KIEFEL, BELL, KEANE AND GORDON JJ. On 15 July…
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Parentage presumption in dispute

Parentage presumption in dispute Clarence & Crisp Ms Clarence (“the appellant”) has appealed against parenting orders made by Berman J on 9 November 2015…
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Mental Health Week Queensland

Mental Health Week Queensland 9 October to 15 October 2016 Who should get involved? INDIVIDUALS & COMMUNITY GROUPS People power drives Queensland Mental Health…
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Hurt on duty super review

Hurt on duty super review Jarvis & Seymour   The concern that the Court has about Mr G’s methodology in calculating the figures set…

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