Australia, June 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 2:
1. LEEMING JA: Mr Vasiliy Shapkin seeks an order quashing the decision of the District Court dismissing his appeal pursuant to s 91 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) from a decision of the Children's Court dismissing his application under s 98(3) of that Act to appear in pending proceedings in the Children's Court commenced by the Secretary under s 61 of that Act, seeking orders that, relevantly, a child be placed in the care of the Minister. That is to say, this is a further challenge by Mr Shapkin, after twice having been heard on the merits, to the refusal of his application to be particip...