The Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Tyson Tanner (Costs) [2017] NSWChC 1

Children's Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Tyson Tanner (Costs) [2017] NSWChC 1 Hearing dates: 23 and 24 November 2016 Decision date: 30 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Care and protection Before: Children's Magistrate Sheedy Decision: The Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services is to pay the costs of the Maternal Grandparents as agreed or as assessed Catchwords: Costs Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Cases Cited: BS v Minister for Department of Community Services [2009] Children's Law News (March) Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Department of Community Services v SM and MM [2008] NSWDC 68 Joy Alleyne as independent legal representative for Knight v Clifton [1971] Ch 700 LC v Department of Community Services (No 2) [2009] NSWDC 171 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Secretary, Department of Community Services and the Knoll Children [2014] NSWChC6 SP v Department of Community Services [2006] NSWDC 168 R v Kelly (Edward) [2001] 1 QB 198 The Secretary, Department of Community Services (NSW) and the Knoll Children (Costs) [2015] NSWChC2 Williams v Lewer [1974] 2 NSWLR 91 XX v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 147 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Maternal Grandparents (applicants) The Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (respondent) Representation: Ms Flintoff, Counsel for the Secretary Mr Moutasallem, Counsel for the Maternal Grandparents Mr Squires, Independent Legal Representative for the child File Number(s): 8/2015 Publication restriction: None. Pseudonyms have been used in order to anonymise the child and parties