It's probably better to go to court anyway. Without any sort of order to state that you have custody & he has visitation, he could refuse to return your child to you & then it's up to you to fight to get her back.

These days the courts do give fathers more rights. I'm afraid there's not a lot you can do about that. You would have to prove him to be a very unfit father to stop him having her.

You have issues with his lies, I understand that. But does that make a difference to his parenting skills? As long as he looks after your little girl properly than such things should not be an issue.

He cannot take her to NSW without your consent if there is a court order. Without an order, if you hand her over, what he does is his business (that's the law, sorry). He could take her & not bring her back.

The best thing you can do is stop him taking her until there is an order in place, stating when he has her, for how long, etc. Once that order is in place, try to be his friend as it will make things easier for both of you as well as for your child. Remember that the child comes first, always.