Director-General, Department of Community Services; Re Sophie [2008] NSWSC 1268

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Director-General, Department of Community Services; Re Sophie [2008] NSWSC 1268

HEARING DATE(S) : 3 November 2008 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Duty List

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 3 November 2008

DECISION : Report excluded pursuant to (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, s29

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE – CHILDREN – admissibility of report on third defendant child prepared by medical professional – whether report prepared pursuant to (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, s 27 – whether report excluded by (VIC) Evidence Act 1958, s 28 or (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, s29

(NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, ss 27, 29 LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Evidence Act 1995, ss 121(2), 119 (VIC) Evidence Act 1958, s 28

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Hare v Riley & Australian Mutual Provident Society [1974] VR 577 CASES CITED : Johnston v Commonwealth of Australia [1974] VR 638 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v Godrich (1909) 10 CLR 1 R v Bell; Ex parte Lees (1980) 146 CLR 141

PARTIES : Director-General, Department of Community Services (plaintiff) Names of defendants suppressed

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5419/08

Mr M J Niel RFD QC w Mr A J Allen (plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr P J Castley (first defendant) Ms K M Reynolds (second defendant) Ms M Castle (third defendant)