Australia, Aug. 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 4:
1. It is not normally the practice of the Court to give reasons in uncontentious adoptions. That is not because those adoptions are unimportant. It is simply because there is no particular legal issue or contest whose resolution must be added to the public record of the Court's work in applying and developing the law.
2. The judges of the Court exercise their statutory role to make adoption orders under s 23 of the Adoptions Act 2000 (NSW), acutely conscious that every adoption is an important and life-changing event. You may be assured that we are also conscious and grateful for the privilege of sharing the joy of the adopted...