PP v Director General of Department of Human Services, Re: Julia [2012] NSWDC 16

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PP v Director General of Department of Human Services, Re: Julia [2012] NSWDC 16 Hearing dates: 13 - 17 February 2012 Decision date: 20 February 2012 Before: Knox SC DCJ Decision: Appeal upheld in part Catchwords: CARE APPEAL- young child- purpose of contact- hostility between carers and natural parent- need for supervised contact- costs of supervised contact- limitation on future proceedings- referral to registrar Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Cases Cited: Re: Julia [2010] NSW SC 1373 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) [2011] NSWCA 324 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr PP Department of Human Services (DoHS) Guardian ad Litem for Ms KL Independent Children's Lawyer Representation: Mr G Moore (First respondent) Rowley and Associates Solicitors (Second respondent) Robertson Solicitors (Independent Children's Lawyer) Litigant in person (Appellant)

File Number(s): 2011/317537 Publication restriction: Suppression of names and identifying features of the parties. Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-09-09 00:00:00 Before: Children's Magistrate Ellis File Number(s): 78/2011

Judgment

Name of the Child 1These proceedings concern a young girl, SP (aged 6 and a half). SP was given the pseudonym " Julia " in earlier Supreme Court proceedings in this matter (Re: Julia [2010] NSW SC 1373). It is appropriate that any reference to her in these proceedings be made under that name. For personal identification security reasons her date of birth is not given.