QW and QX v Minister for Community Services & anor; QW and QX v Anglicare [2005] NSWADT 287

CITATION: QW and QX v Minister for Community Services & anor; QW and QX v Anglicare [2005] NSWADT 287 DIVISION: Community Services Division FIRST APPLICANT QW and QX FIRST RESPONDENT Minister of Community Services PARTIES: JOINED PARTY QY SECOND APPLICANT QW and QX SECOND RESPONDENT Anglicare FILE NUMBER: 054014, 054016 and 054025 HEARING DATES: 22/08/2005, 31/08/2005, 1-2/09/2005, 5/09/2005, 1-3/11/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11/03/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 12/06/2005

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member; Smyth M - Judicial Member; Moss J - Non Judical Member APPLICATION: Removal of children from authorised carer - Revocation of care authorisation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2000 Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 Osmond v Public Service Board of NSW [1984] 3 NSWLR 447 CASES CITED: QW and QX v Director-General, Department of Community Services [2005] NSWADT 141 YG & GG v Minister for Community Services [2002] NSWCA 247 FIRST & SECOND APPLICANT S Hodges, solicitor FIRST RESPONDENT REPRESENTATION: V A Harstein, barrister SECOND RESPONDENT L Miller, solicitor JOINED PARTY K Rytkowska, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The decision to remove the subject children is affirmed; 2. The decision to revoke the Applicant's carer authorisation is affirmed.