Cornwall and Anor and Burnell

In the matter of Cornwall and Anor and Burnell, heard before Baumann J of the Family Court of Australia, the applicant, Mr Cornwall, sought leave to make an application for the adoption of a child, X, born in 2003, pursuant to the *Adoption Act 2009* (Qld). The precise nature of the dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the applicant's request for leave to pursue an adoption application.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicant, Mr Cornwall, leave to proceed with an application for adoption under Queensland law. This required the Court to consider the provisions of section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), which governs the circumstances under which a person may apply for an adoption order.

Baumann J granted the application, ordering that pursuant to s 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975*, Mr Cornwall be granted leave to make an application for the adoption of the child, X. The Court's reasoning for granting this leave is not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the order itself signifies that the statutory threshold for seeking leave to apply for adoption was met.