The Children's Lawyer appealed an order requiring it to prepare a report and mandating that the report be authored by a different worker than the one who prepared a previous report.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the judge of first instance lacked jurisdiction to require a report to be made or to dictate which designated worker must author it.
The Court held that while a judge may request a different worker, it remains for The Children's Lawyer to decide whether to participate on those terms.
