Harlow & Garey

In the matter of BRC 12372 of 2020, Mr Harlow and Ms Harlow, the applicants, sought leave to bring an application for adoption under Queensland law. The respondents were Mr Garey and Mr Henty, both deceased. The application was heard by Baumann J.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the applicants leave to make an application for the adoption of two children, X and Y, pursuant to section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and the *Adoption Act 2009* (Qld).

Baumann J considered the provisions of section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975*, which governs when a person may apply for leave to institute proceedings for adoption. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the determination that leave should be granted.

The court ordered that pursuant to section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975*, the First Applicant, Mr Harlow, be granted leave to make an application pursuant to the *Adoption Act 2009* (Qld) for the adoption of the children, X and Y.