Sturt and Hanlon

In the matter of Sturt and Hanlon, heard before O'Reilly J, the applicants, Mr and Mrs Sturt, sought leave to commence adoption proceedings concerning a child, B, born in January 1995. The specific nature of the dispute leading to this application for leave is not detailed in the provided text, but the core of the matter concerned the ability of the Sturts to formally proceed with the adoption of B.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicants leave to commence proceedings for the adoption of B, pursuant to section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). This section typically governs when a party can apply to the court for certain parenting orders, and in this context, it was being invoked to permit the initiation of adoption proceedings.

O'Reilly J considered the application under section 60G of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The Court's reasoning, as indicated by the order made, was that the Sturts had met the necessary threshold to be granted leave. This implies that the Court was satisfied that the circumstances warranted allowing the adoption proceedings to commence.

Consequently, the Court ordered that Mr Sturt and Mrs Sturt have leave to commence proceedings for the adoption of B.