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Wenceslas v Director-General, Department of Community Services   flag  67

[2007] FamCA 398; (2007) 211 FLR 357; [2007] FLC 93-321; (2007) 37 Fam LR 271
Family Court of Australia
Australia
30th April, 2007

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Kemp & Fitton [2024] FedCFamC2F 1465 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 2 Family Law Australia - Commonwealth 22 Oct 2024 AustLII flag
Director-General, Community Services Directorate & Moroz [2024] FedCFamC1F 642 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance Australia - Commonwealth 23 Sep 2024 AustLII flag
Ishak & Koroma [2023] FedCFamC1F 272 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance Australia - Commonwealth 19 Apr 2023 AustLII flag 1
Secretary, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing & Fallah [2023] FedCFamC1F 195 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance Australia - Commonwealth 28 Mar 2023 AustLII flag
Department of Communities and Justice & Wilmer [2023] FedCFamC1F 202 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance Australia - Commonwealth 28 Mar 2023 AustLII flag
Yaling & Tsen [2022] FedCFamC1F 347; (2022) 65 Fam LR 43; (2022) 65 Fam LR 437 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance Australia - Commonwealth 17 May 2022 AustLII flag 9
Commissioner of Western Australia Police and Kurata [2021] FCWA 111 Family Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 18 Jun 2021 AustLII flag 1
Northern Territory Central Authority & Adlin (No 2) [2021] FamCA 200 Family Court of Australia Australia 15 Apr 2021 AustLII flag 5
Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice & Paredes [2021] FamCA 128 Family Court of Australia Australia 17 Mar 2021 AustLII flag 6
Department of Communities and Justice & Mangal [2021] FamCA 118 Family Court of Australia Australia 9 Mar 2021 AustLII flag
Commissioner of Police for State Central Authority of South Australia & Garnett [2021] FamCA 86 Family Court of Australia Australia 3 Mar 2021 AustLII flag
Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice & Voigt [2021] FamCA 32 Family Court of Australia Australia 4 Feb 2021 AustLII flag
Police Commissioner of South Australia & Agustina (No 2) [2020] FamCA 1100 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Dec 2020 AustLII flag 1
Department of Communities and Justice & Kingsley [2020] FamCA 937 Family Court of Australia Australia 11 Nov 2020 AustLII flag 2
Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women & Dajani [2020] FamCA 891 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Oct 2020 AustLII flag
Department of Communities and Justice & Leoni [2020] FamCA 411 Family Court of Australia Australia 24 Jun 2020 AustLII flag 3
State Central Authority & Macnevin [2019] FamCA 961 Family Court of Australia Australia 24 Dec 2019 AustLII flag 1
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women & Comar [2019] FamCA 909 Family Court of Australia Australia 6 Dec 2019 AustLII flag 1
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women & Molland [2019] FamCA 906 Family Court of Australia Australia 29 Nov 2019 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Handbury [2019] FamCA 668 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Aug 2019 AustLII flag 17
Director-General, Dept of Child Safety, Youth and Women & Rattana [2019] FamCA 457 Family Court of Australia Australia 12 Jul 2019 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Kejah [2019] FamCA 391 Family Court of Australia Australia 26 Jun 2019 AustLII flag
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women & Fogarty (No 2) [2019] FamCA 184 Family Court of Australia Australia 29 Mar 2019 AustLII flag
Department of Family and Community Services & Falcous [2019] FamCA 64 Family Court of Australia Australia 14 Feb 2019 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Muteki (No 3) [2018] FamCA 820 Family Court of Australia Australia 1 Oct 2018 AustLII flag 1
Department of Family and Community Services & Kayasinghe [2018] FamCA 697 Family Court of Australia Australia 11 Sep 2018 AustLII flag
Department of Family and Community Services & Magoulas [2018] FamCA 102 Family Court of Australia Australia 27 Feb 2018 AustLII flag 3
Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services & Walkenhorst [2018] FamCA 47 Family Court of Australia Australia 6 Feb 2018 AustLII flag
Department of Family and Community Services & Smollett [2017] FamCA 1082 Family Court of Australia Australia 21 Dec 2017 AustLII flag
Department of Family and Community Services & Wellington [2017] FamCA 892 Family Court of Australia Australia 7 Nov 2017 AustLII flag
Lawson & Lawson [2017] FamCA 42 Family Court of Australia Australia 2 Feb 2017 AustLII flag
Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services & Zadeh [2017] FamCA 44 Family Court of Australia Australia 2 Feb 2017 AustLII flag 5
Department of Family and Community Services & Arthur [2016] FamCA 1119 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Dec 2016 AustLII flag 2
Department of Family and Community Services & Abraham [2016] FamCA 847 Family Court of Australia Australia 23 Sep 2016 AustLII flag 1
Commonwealth Central Authority & Cotter [2016] FamCA 209 Family Court of Australia Australia 5 Apr 2016 AustLII flag 6
Department of Family and Community Services & Padwa [2016] FamCA 215 Family Court of Australia Australia 24 Mar 2016 AustLII flag 5
State Central Authority & Te Mata [2016] FamCA 85 Family Court of Australia Australia 9 Feb 2016 AustLII flag 4
Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services & Chaloupka [2015] FamCA 957 Family Court of Australia Australia 5 Nov 2015 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Castillo [2015] FamCA 792 Family Court of Australia Australia 10 Sep 2015 AustLII flag 9
Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services & Prim [2015] FamCA 16 Family Court of Australia Australia 23 Jan 2015 AustLII flag 4
Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services & Tredway [2015] FamCA 17 Family Court of Australia Australia 23 Jan 2015 AustLII flag 1
Secretary, Attorney-General's Department & Abdelnour [2014] FamCA 1111 Family Court of Australia Australia 30 Oct 2014 AustLII flag
Secretary, Commonwealth Attorney-General ’ s Department & Wolford [2014] FamCA 445 Family Court of Australia Australia 25 Jun 2014 AustLII flag 7
SCA & Khadem (No 2) [2014] FamCA 315 Family Court of Australia Australia 16 May 2014 AustLII flag
Charles & Charles [2013] FamCA 842 Family Court of Australia Australia 30 Oct 2013 AustLII flag 1
Director-General, Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services & Tapita [2012] FamCA 823 Family Court of Australia Australia 26 Sep 2012 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Young (Rights of Custody) [2012] FamCA 843 Family Court of Australia Australia 20 Sep 2012 AustLII flag 1
Commissioner, Western Australia Police and Gaynor [2011] FCWA 20 Family Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 17 Mar 2011 AustLII flag
Director-General, Department of Human Services & Harries [2010] FamCA 1129 Family Court of Australia Australia 10 Dec 2010 AustLII flag 5
State Central Authority & Hampton [2010] FamCA 679 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Jul 2010 AustLII flag
Department of Child Safety & Hunter [2009] FamCA 263 Family Court of Australia Australia 26 Mar 2009 AustLII flag 2
Sharman v Director-General, Dept of Community Services [2009] FamCAFC 34; [2009] FLC 93-396 Family Court of Australia Australia 13 Mar 2009 AustLII flag 1
Secretary of the Attorney-General & Stamatelos [2008] FamCA 1117 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Dec 2008 AustLII flag 1
Department of Community Services & Carmichael [2008] FamCA 690 Family Court of Australia Australia 14 Aug 2008 AustLII flag
Kilah & Director-General, Department of Community Services (No 2) [2008] FamCAFC 122 Family Court of Australia Australia 8 Aug 2008 AustLII flag
Northern Territory Central Authority & Gambini [2008] FamCA 544 Family Court of Australia Australia 9 May 2008 AustLII flag 1
MW v Director-General, Department of Community Services [2008] HCA 12; (2008) 244 ALR 205; (2008) 82 ALJR 629; (2008) 39 Fam LR 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 28 Mar 2008 AustLII flag 103
Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services & Kilversson [2008] FamCA 114 Family Court of Australia Australia 29 Feb 2008 AustLII flag
International Air Transport Association v Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd [2008] HCA 3; (2008) 234 CLR 151; (2008) 242 ALR 47; (2008) 82 ALJR 419; 65 ACSR 1; (2008) 26 ACLC 38 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Feb 2008 AustLII flag 363
Department of Community Services v Raddison [2007] FamCA 1702 Family Court of Australia Australia 24 Dec 2007 AustLII flag 3
Brown v Burke [2007] FamCA 1421; 39 Fam LR 276 Family Court of Australia Australia 10 Dec 2007 AustLII flag 3
Northern Territory Central Authority and Pankhurst [2007] FamCA 1345 Family Court of Australia Australia 16 Nov 2007 AustLII flag 1
Director-General, Department of Community Services New South Wales & Eager [2007] FamCA 1269 Family Court of Australia Australia 26 Oct 2007 AustLII flag
Director-General, Department of Community Services & Kilah [2007] FamCA 683 Family Court of Australia Australia 6 Jul 2007 AustLII flag
State Central Authority & Lore [2007] FamCA 618 Family Court of Australia Australia 22 Jun 2007 AustLII flag 2

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"The Hague Child Abduction Convention's Grave Risk of Harm Exception: Traversing the Tightrope and Maintaining Balance between Comity and the Best Interests of the Child" (2016) 35 University of Tasmania Law Review 24 Bozin, Danielle Australia - Tasmania circa 2016 AustLII flag
"Pleading and Proving Foreign Law in Australia" (2007) 31 Melbourne University Law Review 400 James McComish Australia circa 2007 AustLII flag 8

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s111B
Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986 (Cth)
Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994 (Cth) s40, s46
Care of Children Act 2004
Interpretation Act 1999

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Department of Community Services & Wenceslas [2006] FamCA 1493 Family Court of Australia Australia 18 Dec 2006 AustLII flag 2
DW v Director-General, Department of Child Safety [2006] FamCA 93; 197 FLR 371; [2006] FLC 93-255; 34 Fam LR 656 Family Court of Australia Australia 28 Feb 2006 AustLII flag 24
SR v MMR [2006] IESC 7 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 16 Feb 2006 BAILII flag 26
R v Nicholson [2006] EWCA Crim 1518; [2007] 1 AC 619; [2007] 1 All ER 783; [2006] All ER (D) 218; [2006] 1 WLR 2857; (2006) 170 JP 573 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 2006 BAILII flag 161
Hunter v Murrow (Abduction: Rights of Custody) [2005] 2 FLR 1119 Australia circa 2005 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 15
Jiang and Director-General Department of Community Services [2003] FamCA 929 Family Court of Australia Australia 18 Sep 2003 AustLII flag 9
Brooke v Director General, Department of Community Services (NSW) [2002] FamCA 258; 167 FLR 243; [2002] FLC 93-109; 29 Fam LR 121 Family Court of Australia Australia 26 Apr 2002 AustLII flag 9
Anderson v Paterson [2002] NZFLR 641 New Zealand circa 2002 flag 5
Secretary, Attorney-General's Dept v TS [2000] FamCA 1692; 161 FLR 392; [2001] FLC 93-063; 27 Fam LR 376 Family Court of Australia Australia 21 Dec 2000 AustLII flag 18
Re M (Abduction) (Consent: Acquiescence) [1999] 1 FLR 171 Australia 9 Aug 2000 PacLII flag 27
H (A Minor), In re [2000] UKHL 6; [2000] 2 AC 291; [2000] 2 All ER 1; [2000] 2 WLR 337 House of Lords United Kingdom 3 Feb 2000 BAILII flag 26
Director-General, Department of Families, Youth and Community Care v Hobbs [1999] FamCA 2059; [2000] FLC 93-007 Family Court of Australia Australia 24 Sep 1999 AustLII flag 15
Chief Executive for Department of Courts v Phelps [1999] NZCA 198; [2000] 1 NZLR 168; (1999) 18 FRNZ 396; [1999] NZFLR 865 Court of Appeal of New Zealand New Zealand 20 Sep 1999 NZLII flag 29
T v T (Abduction: Consent) [1999] 2 FLR 912 Australia circa 1999 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 37
Re v-B (Abduction: Custody Rights) [1999] 2 FLR 192 Australia circa 1999 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 106
Dellabarca v Christie [1998] NZCA 321; [1999] 2 NZLR 548; (1998) 17 FRNZ 636; [1999] NZFLR 97 Court of Appeal of New Zealand New Zealand 18 Dec 1998 NZLII flag 26
S v H (Abduction: Access Rights) [1998] Fam 49 United Kingdom circa 1998 flag 9
Families, Youth & Community Care, Director General, Department of v Thorpe [1997] FamCA 45; (1997) 141 FLR 44; [1997] FLC 92-785 Family Court of Australia Australia 30 Sep 1997 AustLII flag 41
Re H (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1997] UKHL 12; [1998] AC 72; [1997] 2 All ER 225; [1997] Fam Law 468; [1997] 2 WLR 563 House of Lords United Kingdom 10 Apr 1997 BAILII flag 190
State Central Authority v Ayob [1997] FamCA 63; 137 FLR 283; [1997] FLC 92-746; (1997) 21 Fam LR 567 Family Court of Australia Australia 28 Feb 1997 AustLII flag 32
Re K (Abduction: Consent) [1997] 2 FLR 212 Australia circa 1997 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 92
DS v VW [1996] RFL (4th) 341 Canada circa 1996 flag 1
Re t [1996] 2 FLR 617 Australia circa 1996 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 8
Re M (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1996] 1 FLR 887 Australia circa 1996 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 34
Cooper v Casey [1995] FamCA 2; 123 FLR 239; [1995] FLC 92-575; (1995) 18 Fam LR 433 Family Court of Australia Australia 16 Jan 1995 AustLII flag 61
Department of Health and Community Services, State Central Authority v Casse [1995] FLC 92-629 Australia circa 1995 IntelliConnect flag 49
Re R (Child Abduction: Acquiescence) [1995] 1 FLR 716 Australia circa 1995 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 68
Re W (Abduction: Procedure) [1995] 1 FLR 878 Australia circa 1995 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 20
Gross v Boda CA223/94 [1994] NZCA 275; [1995] 1 NZLR 569; (1994) 12 FRNZ 564; [1995] NZFLR 49 Court of Appeal of New Zealand New Zealand 2 Dec 1994 NZLII flag 21
Re B (A Minor) (Abduction) [1994] 2 FLR 249 Australia circa 1994 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 49
Police Commissioner of South Australia v Temple [1993] FamCA 146; (1993) 113 FLR 375; [1993] FLC 92-365 Family Court of Australia Australia 18 Mar 1993 AustLII flag 42
Friedrich v Friedrich 983 F2d 1396; 61 USLW 2456; 125 ALRFed 703 United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit United States 22 Jan 1993 WorldLII flag 43
Re B (Minors) (Abduction) (No 2) [1993] 1 FLR 993 Australia circa 1993 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 109
In re G (A Minor) (Enforcement of Access Abroad) [1993] Fam 216 United Kingdom circa 1993 flag 9
J (A Minor) (Abduction: Custody Rights), In re [1990] 2 AC 562; [1990] 2 All ER 449; [1990] 3 WLR 492 United Kingdom circa 1990 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 161
C v C (minor abduction: rights of custody abroad) [1989] 2 All ER 465; [1989] 1 WLR 654; [1989] Fam Law 228 United Kingdom circa 1989 LexisNexis flag 134
McCall v State Central Authority 121 FLR 45; [1995] FLC 92-551; (1994) 18 Fam LR 307 Australia circa 1997 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 51

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