No appeal lies to the Court of Appeal from a District Court decision on a statutory appeal under s 81 of the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 (NSW). The only avenue for challenge is certiorari, available on the narrow grounds of jurisdictional error, denial of natural justice, or error of law on the face of the record. If certiorari is granted, the effect is to quash the District Court decision, leaving the original Children's Court decision standing.
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