New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf DCR Part 6, rule 37)
(1) The defendants in an appeal against a decision in respect of the care of a child are as follows--(a) if the Director-General is not the plaintiff, the Director-General,(b) if the child is at least 12 years of age and is not the plaintiff, the child,(c) any person (not being the plaintiff or an officer of the Department) who is responsible for the child and can reasonably be located,(d) any person (not being the plaintiff or an officer of the Department) to whom leave was granted under section 98(3) of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 in respect of the proceedings leading to the decision,(e) any person whom the District Court orders be joined as a defendant in the appeal.
(2) An order may be made as referred to in subrule (1)(e) only if the District Court considers that the person's joinder as a defendant is necessary to the determination of the appeal.