Minister for Community Services -v- CE (No. 2) (CSD) [2002] NSWADTAP 1

Appeal Panel

CITATION: Minister for Community Services -v- CE (No. 2) (CSD) [2002] NSWADTAP 1 APPELLANT PARTIES: Minister for Community Services RESPONDENTS Mr And Mrs CE FILE NUMBER: 019050 HEARING DATES: On the papers and further hearing on 19/12/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 12/19/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 01/07/2002

CE -v- Director General, Department of Community Services [2001] NSWADT DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Britton A - Judicial Member; Groth D - Member CATCHWORDS: custody - decision to terminate the custody of a ward MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 014031 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 10/18/2001 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 Minister for Community Services -v- CE (No. 1) [2002] NSWADTAP 7 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 24 ALR 577 CASES CITED: McDonald v Guardianship Administration Board [1993] 1 VR 521 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Reynolds v Reynolds (1973) 47 ALJR 499 McKee v McKee [1951] AC 352 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: M Anderson, counsel RESPONDENTS B Rigg, counsel ORDERS: The decision to terminate the respondents' custody of the wards is affirmed.