Donaire & Anor and Benko

In the matter of *Donaire & Anor and Benko*, heard before Murphy J, the applicants, Mr Redzik and Ms Donaire, sought leave to commence adoption proceedings concerning a child, D, born in January 2004. The precise nature of the dispute or the respondent's position is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the necessity for the applicants to obtain leave to proceed with the adoption.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant leave to the applicants to commence adoption proceedings, as required by section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This section typically requires a court's permission for certain individuals to initiate adoption proceedings, often where specific criteria or circumstances are not met.

Murphy J granted the application, ordering that leave be given to Mr Redzik and Ms Donaire to commence adoption proceedings for the child D. This outcome indicates that the applicants satisfied the threshold requirements or demonstrated sufficient grounds for the Court to permit them to formally initiate the adoption process under the *Family Law Act 1975*.