A v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No. 4) [2019] NSWSC 1872

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: A v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No. 4) [2019] NSWSC 1872 Hearing dates: 10, 11, 12 and 13 December 2019 Date of orders: 20 December 2019 Decision date: 20 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Lindsay J Decision: Summons Dismissed Catchwords: CHILD WELFARE — Family Law — Children in need of care and protection — Dismissal of appeal from Children's Court in care proceedings. Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 NSW Children's Court Act 1987 NSW, Children's Court Regulation 2014 NSW Cases Cited: A v Secretary, Family and Community Services (No. 2) [ 2019] NSWSC 43 A v Secretary, Family and Community Services (No. 3) [2019] NSWSC 369 [2018] NSWSC 1925 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Department of Family and Community Services (DFaCS) and Nicole [2018] NSWChC3 M v M (1988) 166 CLR 69 NU v NSW Secretary of Family and Community Services [2017] NSWCA 221 The Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Fiona Farmer [2019] NSWChC5 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: A (Mother of children, C and D) Second Plaintiff: B (Husband of A, step father of C and father of D) First Defendant: Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Second Defendant: Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice Third Defendant: C (a 13 year old child) Fourth Defendant: D (a 2 year old child) Fifth Defendant: E (Birth father of C) Sixth Defendant: Children's Court of NSW Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: Self Represented First and Second Defendants: MW Anderson Third Defendant: C Sperling Fourth Defendant: M Voncina, Solicitor Fifth Defendant: No appearance Sixth Defendant: Submitting Appearance