PR v Director General, Department of Community Services & Anor [2005] NSWADT 38

CITATION: PR v Director General, Department of Community Services & Anor [2005] NSWADT 38 DIVISION: Community Services Division APPLICANT PR RESPONDENT PARTIES: Director General, Department of Community Services JOINED PARTY 'OY' THIRD PARTY Barnados Australia FILE NUMBER: 044031 HEARING DATES: 17/02/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 02/17/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 02/23/2005

BEFORE: Kelly T (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Joinder of party MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 CASES CITED: APPLICANT J Thornton, barrister REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT D Wells, solicitor THIRD PARTY D Falloon, barrister ORDERS: ORDERS MADE 17/02/2005; The application by Barnados Australia to be joined as a party to these proceedings is refused.

Section 126 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 applies to this decision. Section 126 provides (1A) This section applies only to the following:

(a) proceedings in the Community Services Division of the Tribunal, (b) appeals to an Appeal Panel from a decision made by the Tribunal in the Community Services Division, (b1) proceedings in relation to an external appeal made under section 67A of the Guardianship Act 1987 or section 21A of the Protected Estates Act 1983, (b2) proceedings in relation to a reviewable decision made under the Guardianship Act 1987 or the Protected Estates Act 1983 (c) such other proceedings (or class or classes of proceedings) as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.