GR v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Justice & Ors [2019] NSWSC 1073

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GR v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Justice & Ors [2019] NSWSC 1073 Hearing dates: 16 August 2019 Date of orders: 16 August 2019 Decision date: 21 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Kunc J Decision: Children's Court care orders not set aside; other orders made Catchwords: FAMILY LAW – Children – Parens patriae jurisdiction – Whether Court should set aside care orders made by Children's Court Cases Cited: G v Family and Community Services [2019] NSWSC 229 GR v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Justice [2019] NSWCA 177 Re AB [2019] NSWSC 316 Re AB (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 566 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The mother (Plaintiff)

Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services and Justice (First Defendant)) Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services (Second Defendant) The father (Third Defendant) The boy (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C McConaghy (Plaintiff)

C McGorey (First and Second Defendant) The father (Self represented) E Stolier (Fourth Defendant))

Solicitors: Rennie Lawyers & Notaries (Plaintiff)

Crown Solicitor (First and Second Defendants) K Wooi (Independent solicitor for the Fourth Defendant)) File Number(s): 2019/62836 Publication restriction: No