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\par Counsel:\tab Mr N George for Applicant
\par \tab \tab No appearance for Respondent
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\par Judgment:\tab 9 December 2010
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\par N George, Norman George & Associates, Avarua, Rarotonga 
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\f179\fs24\lang5129\langfe5129\cgrid\langnp5129\langfenp5129 {\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 The Minute of Hugh Williams J dated 7 September\~2010 in this matter sets out the relevant factual background as follows:

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2010, the mother of two children aged ten and seven years, Ms\~Makimare, applied for full custody of those children. An order granting shared custody was apparently made by Grice\~J on 19\~May\~
2008. Apart from shared custody with agreed rights of access, there were additional conditions designed to establish paternity of the elder child, Troy.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 At today's hearing Mr\~George and Ms\~Makimare (the applicant who was in Court) indicated that the matter had not progressed any further.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 Ms\~Makimare has no idea where the respondent lives. She is able to contact him by email. He apparently has a girlfriend in Queensland. Mr\~Vakapora's family live in Rarotonga.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 The Cook Islands is not a signatory to the Hague Convention. Mr\~
George advised that Hague Convention principles were, however, applied in the Cook Islands. He was unable to refer me to any specific cases on point.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 Where the Convention has no application the parties are left to whatever remedies are available in their respective countries.}{
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 It appears that if the child is in Australia the Australian Courts have jurisdiction but a discretion to decline it. If the Court assumes jurisdiction the dispute is determined in accordance with local law, but necessarily having regard to any relevant f
oreign law. If the Court declines jurisdiction the only remaining remedy lies in resort to the Courts in another appropriate country. 
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 Mr\~George orally sought a warrant for Mr\~Vakapora'
s arrest that could be executed when he returned to the country. I declined to grant such a warrant on an oral application. While it is clear Mr\~
Vakapora was in breach of a Cook Islands' Court Order, the implications of an extant warrant being executed when Mr\~
Vakapora returned to the country, possibly with Valmein with him to witness the arrest, would not be in the interests of that child. There have been no issues raised concerning Valmein's safety while with his father.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 There is no useful purpose in the Court attempting to exercise its jurisdiction in this case. Mrs\~
Makimare may apply for further Orders when the circumstances change, such as Mr Vakapora being located or coming back to this jurisdiction.
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\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15997655\charrsid10381764 The matter is accordingly adjourned and leave reserved to the Applicant to bring the matter before the Court for further Orders if circumstances change.
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