O’Connell And Anor and Holding

In *O’Connell And Anor and Holding*, heard before Carew J in the Family Court of Australia, the applicants, Mr and Ms O’Connell, sought leave to commence adoption proceedings concerning two children, B and C. The respondents were identified as Holding.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicants leave to commence adoption proceedings, as required by section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This involved determining if the applicants met the necessary criteria to be permitted to initiate such proceedings.

Carew J granted the applicants leave to commence adoption proceedings. The Court's decision was based on its assessment of the matter under section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). Following this determination, all outstanding applications were dismissed and removed from the pending cases list.