AZ v Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWSC 878

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AZ v Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWSC 878 Hearing dates: 21 – 23 June 2022 Date of orders: 24 June 2022 Decision date: 01 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Richmond J Decision: See [18]. Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE — parens patriae jurisdiction — whether existing orders made on 29 May 2022 should be extended. Legislation Cited: Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Texts Cited: Lindsay, Justice, "Children: the parens patriae, and supervisory, jurisdiction of the Supreme Court" (Address to the Legal Aid NSW Child Representation Conference, 18 November 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: AZ and BZ (Plaintiffs) Sydney Local Health District (First Defendant) Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (Second Defendant) CZ (Third Defendant) Northern Sydney Local Health District (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Tronson and J Pen (Plaintiffs) C McGorey (First, Second and Fourth Defendants) C Goodhand (Third Defendant)

Solicitors: McGirr & Associates (Plaintiffs) Crown Solicitor's Office (First, Second and Fourth Defendants) Legal Aid NSW (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2022/155796 Publication restriction: Nothing which would reveal the identity of the child, her parents or the relevant medical practitioners.