Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice v OA [2019] NSWSC 1457

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice v OA [2019] NSWSC 1457 Hearing dates: 17 and 18 October 2019 Date of orders: 18 October 2019 Decision date: 25 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Adoptions List Before: Sackar J Decision: Adoption Orders Made Catchwords: FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE – adoption- whether adoption clearly preferable to any other order for all children – whether adoption in best interests of all children - evidence admissible in adoption proceedings – whether proposed adoptive parents are fit and proper for the purposes of the act –health and financial circumstances of the proposed adoptive parents – age of proposed adoptive parents Legislation Cited: Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adoption of AT [2016] NSWSC 1971 Adoption of Hampton-Morgan [2018] NSWSC 2007 Adoption of Hogarth (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 9 Adoption of KH [2015] NSWSC 274 Adoption of NG (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 680 Adoption of Taylor-Clay [2019] NSWSC 27 In the matter of O; In the matter of S [2019] NSWSC 20 Re H and the Adoption Act 62 NSWLR 245; [2004] NSWSC 1242 Re the Adoption of AJH [2017] NSWSC 751 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary, NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Plaintiff) O A (First Defendant, birth father) Representation: Counsel: Ms K Shea (Plaintiff) Ms M Fraser (First Defendant)