An appeal against an adoption order made by the Supreme Court of NSW requires leave under s 101(2)(r) of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), because the rights at issue in adoption litigation are incapable of monetary valuation and therefore do not meet the $100,000 threshold for appeals as of right. An applicant for leave must identify error in the judgment below sufficient to persuade the Court that the decision is attended with sufficient doubt to warrant reconsideration.
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