A v Secretary, Family and Community Services (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 369

A v Secretary, Family and Community Services (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 369

The Court was satisfied, having regard to the circumstances in which the application was made and the statutory regimes applying to the Children's Court proceedings, that the interests of justice required that the children's identity not be disclosed, so pseudonym and non-identification orders were made.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 April 2019
Procedural Posture
Family Law — Children — Pseudonym Order / In Chambers
Outcome
Pseudonym and non-identification orders made.
Legal Topics
['children' 'pseudonym Order' 'non Publication of Identifying Matter']
['family Law'] ['children' 'pseudonym Order' 'non Publication of Identifying Matter']

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Procedural Posture

Family Law — Children — Pseudonym Order / In Chambers

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether pseudonym orders should be made to ensure that the plaintiffs' children's identity could not be identified from publication of the judgment."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied, having regard to the circumstances in which the application was made and the statutory regimes applying to the Children's Court proceedings, that the interests of justice required that the children's identity not be disclosed, so pseudonym and non-identification orders were made.

Court Disposition

Pseudonym and non-identification orders made.

Orders

  • ['The applicants in this matter and their children are to be referred to only by pseudonyms ("A", "B", "C", and "D");' 'Any matter which is likely to lead to the identification of A, B, C or D is not to be reported upon.']