NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Adoption of B [2019] NSWSC 908 Hearing dates: 26 June 2019; further written submissions 12 and 15 July 2019 Decision date: 16 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Order for adoption made Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE – adoption – order – whether it is clearly preferable that an adoption order be made
CHILD WELFARE – definition of "Aboriginal child" – whether the child is of Aboriginal descent Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Director-General, Department of Community Services v D (2007) 37 Fam LR 595; [2007] NSWSC 762 Helen Fischer v Ashley Thompson (Anonymised) [2019] NSWSC 773 J v C [1970] AC 668 Re D; Application of A (2006) 36 Fam LR 142; [2006] NSWSC 1056 Re the Adoption of CCS and FLS [2019] NSWSC 71 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC EQ 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary, New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services (Plaintiff) BD (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Barnett (Plaintiff) G Moore (Defendant)
Solicitors: Crown Solicitor for NSW (Plaintiff) Legal Aid NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): A136/2018
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