Australia, March 31 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgementon March 4:
1. These proceedings concern the adoption of a girl, who I will call "Bonnie" (not her real name), now aged three years.
2. By Amended Summons filed on 19 February 2025, the Secretary, New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, by his delegate Principal Officer, Adoptions, Barnardos Australia, seeks the following orders:
1) that pursuant to s 67(1)(d) of the Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) ("the Act"), the Court dispense with the requirement for the consent of Bonnie's mother, who I will call "India" (not her real name);
2) that pursuant to s 67(1)(a) and/or s 67(1)(d) of the Act, the Court dispense with the requiremen...