Department of Communities and Justice and Hallsbury

This matter concerned an application by the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice, New South Wales, for the delivery of a child, X Pemberton, born in 2010. The application was heard by Gill J in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The precise nature of the dispute leading to this application is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved the Department seeking the physical handover of the child.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the Department's application for an order compelling Ms Hallsbury to deliver the child, X Pemberton, to an officer of the Secretary. This required the Court to consider the relevant legislative framework governing child protection and the powers of the Secretary in such circumstances, as well as the rights and interests of the child and Ms Hallsbury.

The Court ultimately ordered that Ms Hallsbury was to deliver the child, X Pemberton, to an officer of the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice, New South Wales. The order specified the date and time for the delivery, being 10 am on 2 April 2020, and the location, the Town B Community Centre in Town B, New South Wales.