Rogers (a pseudonym) v The Secretary Department of Family and Community Services NSW [2019] NSWDC 194

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rogers (a pseudonym) v The Secretary Department of Family and Community Services NSW [2019] NSWDC 194 Hearing dates: 11 February 2019 - 20 February 2019 Date of orders: 15 March 2019 Decision date: 15 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Priestley SC DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to section 86 of the Act the following orders are made to be effective for the 12 month period ending 15 March 2020:

(a) That the son have contact with the father no less than two hours on one occasion per fortnight at such time and place as agreed by the maternal grandmother and the father in writing, including text message, and if not agreed then as determined by the maternal grandmother;

(b) That upon the father producing evidence to the maternal grandmother of having successfully completed counselling courses recognised by the Department as appropriate in relation to drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, parenting and relationships then the following three fortnightly contact occasions shall be unsupervised but not overnight for no less than four hours at such time and place as agreed by the maternal grandmother and the father in writing, including text message, and if not agreed then as determined by the maternal grandmother;

(c) That upon the occurring of the three unsupervised contacts the following three fortnightly contacts shall include one overnight commencing no later than 6pm and ending no earlier than 9am the following day at such place as agreed by the maternal grandmother and the father in writing·, including text message, and if not agreed then as determined by the maternal grandmother;