Re: The Adoption of "Z" [2020] NSWSC 1725

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re: The Adoption of "Z" [2020] NSWSC 1725 Hearing dates: 1 December 2020 Date of orders: 1 December 2020 Decision date: 01 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [6] - Discharge Adoption orders Catchwords: FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE — Children — Adoption — Discharge of adoption orders — Whether orders for adoption should be discharged FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE — Children — Adoption — Discharge of adoption orders — Whether consequent upon the discharge order the applicant's name should be changed pursuant to s 93(7)(a) of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) and an order made pursuant to s 19(2) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) directing the Registry to record the changed name on the applicant's birth certificate — Where applicant had already changed her name prior to the making of the discharge order FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE — Children — Adoption — Discharge of adoption orders — Whether a further order should be made pursuant to s 19(2) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) that a new birth certificate be issued recording the names of the applicant's biological mother and father — Where biological father not recorded on original birth certificate — Where DNA and other evidence used to identify biological father Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) ss 93, 126 Child Welfare Act 1939 (NSW) pt XIX Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) s 19(2) Cases Cited: Adoption Re: P [2019] NSWSC 1623 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: N P Z (plaintiff) Attorney General of New South Wales (intervener) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented with McKenzie friend (plaintiff) Ms D Ward (Attorney General of New South Wales)