AG v JB (anonymised) [2022] NSWSC 326

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AG v JB (anonymised) [2022] NSWSC 326 Hearing dates: 22 March 2022 Decision date: 24 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See para [40] Catchwords: SUCCESSION – burial rights – where mother and father have equal ranking at common law – whether mother or father should have carriage of the funeral and custody of the deceased's body – burial or cremation – religious, cultural and spiritual considerations – mother granted relief sought Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v CD [2007] NSWSC 1474 Abraham v Magistrate Stone, Deputy State Coroner [2017] NSWSC 1684 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Cole v Paisley [2016] NSWSC 349 Darcy v Duckett [2016] NSWSC 1756 Dow v Hoskins [2003] VSC 206 Frail v Shorey [2021] NSWSC 122 In Estate of Crippen [1911] P 108 In the Goods of Ardern [1898] P 137 Jones v Dodd (1999) 73 SASR 328; [1999] SASC 125 Joseph v Dunn (2007) 35 WAR 94; [2007] WASC 238 Keller v Keller (2007) 15 VR 667; [2007] VSC 118 Kitchener v Magistrate Thomas in his capacity as a Coroner [2019] NSWSC 701 McCredie v Batson [2020] NSWSC 1913 Re G (1946) 62 TLR 279 Smith v Tamworth City Council (1997) 41 NSWLR 680 West v Mead [2003] NSWSC 161 White v Williams (2019) 99 NSWLR 539 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: AG (plaintiff) JB (first defendant) Health Administration Corporation (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Birtles (plaintiff) C Wood SC, F Clark (first defendant)