NB & Ors v SB & Ors

[2020] NTCA 2

NT Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Child Welfare
2. › Protection orders
3. › Parental responsibility direction
4. › Long-term parental responsibility
5. › Best interests of the child
6. › Whether foster carers or paternal relatives should be granted long-term parental responsibility
7. › Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (NT), ss 10, 12, 90, 130
1. Child Welfare
2. › Protection orders
3. › Aboriginal children
4. › Placement principles
5. › Whether Aboriginal placement principle in s 12 is subject to best interests test in s 10(1)
6. › Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (NT), ss 10, 12
1. Statutes
2. › Interpretation
3. › Underlying principles of Act
4. › Whether principles in Part 1.3 apply to Court exercising powers under Part 2.3
5. › Whether conflict between Parts 1.3 and 2.3
6. › Whether 'anyone' in s 6(2) includes a court
7. › Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (NT), ss 6, 8, 10, 12, 90, 130
8. › Interpretation Act 1978 (NT), ss 24AA, 62A
1. Appeal
2. › Appeal from Local Court to Supreme Court to Court of Appeal
3. › Discretionary judgment
4. › Whether error of law affected result
5. › Whether real possibility error could have affected decision
6. › Supreme Court Act 1979 (NT), ss 51, 54, 55

Quick Take

Practitioners in child protection matters in the Northern Territory should note that the underlying principles in Part 1.3 of the CAPOC Act, including the role of the family (s 8) and Aboriginal placement principles (s 12), apply to the Court when exercising powers under Part 2.3, subject to the paramount requirement that the best interests of the child prevail.