Adoption of children — Illegitimate child — Mother's consent — Whether consent should be dispensed with — Adoption of Children Act 1928 (No. 3605), sec. 4 (3).

Adoption of children — Consent in writing to adoption by mother of child — Withdrawal of consent by mother — Whether withdrawal of consent communicated to proposed adopters or Court of Petty Sessions — Whether person employed to obtain mother's written consent to the adoption an agent of proposed adopters to receive notice of withdrawal of consent — Writ of certiorari — Consideration thereon of material to ascertain whether required consent had been given — Adoption of Children Act 1928 (No. 3605), secs. 4, 5, 10.

Adoption of children — Discharge of adoption order — Appeal against refusal to discharge order — Whether appeal should be heard in camer — Whether discretion of primary Judge exercised on erroneous grounds — Matters for consideration as to whether order for discharge should be made — Adoption of Children Act 1928 (No. 3605), secs. 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 17.

Adoption of children — Application to set aside adoption order — Limits of discretion for trial Judge — Factors relevant to the exercise of the discretion — Adoption of Children Act 1928 (No. 3605), sec. 13.

Adoption of children - Infants - Domicil - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to make adoption order in respect of child not domiciled within jurisdiction - Adoption of Children Act 1928 (No. 3605) - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192).

Adoption of children - Infants - Domicil - Jurisdiction of Victorian courts to make adoption orders when applicants not domiciled within jurisdiction - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192), s4.

Adoption of children - Child already adopted - Second adoption order sought - Notwithstanding adopter's refusal of consent - Extent of court's power to dispense with consent - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192), s5(3).

Wills - Construction - Contingent bequest to children of adopted daughter - Children adopted by such daughter - Children adopted after making of testamentary disposition - Whether adopted children take as "children" under will - Adopted children not entitled under adoption legislation operating at date of death of testator - Whether subsequent amending legislation enables adopted children to take under will - Effect of amending legislation on accrued rights - Contingent as well as vested interests constituting accrued rights - Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act 1953 (No. 5666) - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192), s8(1), s(6) - Adoption of Children (Property) Act 1962 (No. 6971).

Adoption of children - Will - Children adopted after making of testamentary disposition - Whether adopted children take as "children" under will - Adopted children not entitled under adoption legislation operating at date of death of testator - Whether subsequent amending legislation enables adopted children to take under will - Effect of amending legislation on accrued rights - Adoption of Children (Amendment) Act 1953 (No. 5666) - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192), s8(1), s(6) - Adoption of Children (Property) Act 1962 (No. 6971).

Statutory construction - Amending Act - Presumption against altering accrued rights - Contingent as well as vested interests constituting accrued rights - Presumption not displaced - Adoption of Children Act 1958 (No. 6192) - Adoption of Children (Property) Act 1962 (No. 6971).

Adoption of children - Application to dispense with consent of father - Application to County Court refused on ground that special circumstances made application more fit to be dealt with by Supreme Court - Application to Supreme Court - Whether existence of claim for access under Matrimonial Causes Act a bar to jurisdiction - Failure by father without reasonable cause to discharge the obligations of a parent - Other "special circumstances" making it proper to dispense with consent of father - Adoption of Children Act 1964 (No. 7147), s29(1) - Matrimonial Causes Act 1959-1966 (Com.), s8(2).

Matrimonial causes - Application after decree absolute by respondent for access to children - Application by petitioner for adoption order and for order dispensing with consent of respondent - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court in adoption application - Matrimonial Causes Act 1959-1966, s8(2).