22 Apr 2016
HALL v THE NZ CENTRAL AUTHORITY [2016] NZHC 780
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 780
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the Family Court did not err: statutory scheme gives limited scope to refuse or discharge a return order; evidence presented was insufficient to establish grave risk or exceptional circumstances to justify indefinite deferral; short deferral (six weeks) for medical fitness was appropriate but indefinite postponement pending the mother's visa was not; reliance on the Central Authority for arranging safe transition was lawful and reasonable; allegations of bias were not made out on an objective appraisal of the full context.