Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and the Prince and Johns Children [2023] NSWChC 8

Children's Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and the Prince and Johns Children [2023] NSWChC 8 Hearing dates: 17 and 18 February 2022 18 and 19 May 2022 17 October 2022 9 January 2023 27 and 28 April 2023 1 and 2 May 2023 Date of orders: 10 July 2023 Decision date: 10 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Care and protection Before: Children's Magistrate Crompton Decision: There is no realistic possibility of restoration to the mother or father Catchwords: CHILDREN – Care and Protection – Whether there is a realistic possibility of restoration – Permanency planning – Aboriginal children Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: The Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services and the Harper Children [2016] NSWChC 3 The Matter of Campbell [2011] NSWSC 761 SS v Department of Human Services (NSW) [2010] NSWDC 279 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Secretary, the Department of Communities and Justice The Mother The Prince and Johns Children Ms Eileen (Maternal Half-Sibling) Representation: Ms Power – solicitor (Secretary) Ms De Re – solicitor for part of proceedings (the Mother) Mr Sperling – counsel for part of proceedings, instructed by Ms Dodson – solicitor (Independent Legal Representative for the Children) Ms Kaiti – counsel for part of proceedings (Ms Eileen) Ms Duckham – solicitor for part of proceedings (Ms Eileen) File Number(s): 2020/00197026 Publication restriction: Pseudonyms have been used in order to anonymise the children and parties.