Harvey & Anor and Igin

In the matter of *Harvey & Anor and Igin*, heard before Baumann J of the Family Court of Australia, the applicants, Mr and Ms Harvey, sought leave to make an application for the adoption of a child, B, born in 2004. The dispute concerned the ability of the applicants to proceed with the adoption and the parental responsibility for the child.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the applicants leave to make an application for adoption pursuant to section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). Additionally, the court needed to determine the issue of parental responsibility for the child, specifically whether the applicant mother, Ms Harvey, should have sole parental responsibility, including the authority to make all travel arrangements for the child, even internationally.

Baumann J granted the applicants leave to proceed with the adoption application under the *Adoption Act 2009* (Qld). The court further ordered that Ms Harvey have sole parental responsibility for the child. This included the specific power to make all travel arrangements for the child, encompassing travel into and out of Country C.