Could someone help me interpret my Parenting Order more thoroughly, particularly Item 7, as I believe I do not need the father's consent for the passport renewal application.
It has been acceptable to advise the father by email when we are travelling, I've always had possession of the passport and I have never not complied with the Order.
The passport website advises "The only way to guarantee the issue of a passport to a child without full consent is with an Australian court order permitting the child to have an Australian travel document, travel internationally or live or spend time with a person outside Australia."
The Court Order is as follows -
Item 6. In the event either parents' wishes to travel in Australia or outside of the Commonwealth of Australia then;
6.1 The parent travelling notify the other parent at least 21 days before hand in respect of any proposed period of travel and;
6.2 The travelling parent to provide details to the other parent of:
(a) The period of proposed absence from the state of Western Australia or the Commonwealth of Australia;
(b) A copy of any proposed travel itinerary
7. Save and except as provided in the preceding paragraph, the father and the mother both be restrained and injunction granted restraining the father and the mother from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia, without the prior written consent of the other parent not to be unreasonable withheld or an order of the court.
I am at liberty to travel internationally providing I notify the father in writing, I believe this would meet the criteria for a renewal to be granted.
However, item 7 has confused me.
It has been acceptable to advise the father by email when we are travelling, I've always had possession of the passport and I have never not complied with the Order.
The passport website advises "The only way to guarantee the issue of a passport to a child without full consent is with an Australian court order permitting the child to have an Australian travel document, travel internationally or live or spend time with a person outside Australia."
The Court Order is as follows -
Item 6. In the event either parents' wishes to travel in Australia or outside of the Commonwealth of Australia then;
6.1 The parent travelling notify the other parent at least 21 days before hand in respect of any proposed period of travel and;
6.2 The travelling parent to provide details to the other parent of:
(a) The period of proposed absence from the state of Western Australia or the Commonwealth of Australia;
(b) A copy of any proposed travel itinerary
7. Save and except as provided in the preceding paragraph, the father and the mother both be restrained and injunction granted restraining the father and the mother from removing or attempting to remove the child from the Commonwealth of Australia, without the prior written consent of the other parent not to be unreasonable withheld or an order of the court.
I am at liberty to travel internationally providing I notify the father in writing, I believe this would meet the criteria for a renewal to be granted.
However, item 7 has confused me.