Balfour and Morley (No.2)

In *Balfour and Morley (No.2)*, the applicant husband sought a costs certificate following proceedings before Judge Burchardt. The specific dispute leading to this application is not detailed in the provided text, but it concerned costs incurred by the husband on 18 November 2015.

The sole legal issue before the Court was whether it was appropriate to grant the applicant husband a Costs Certificate pursuant to section 10(3) of the *Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981*. This required the Court to form an opinion on whether the Attorney-General should be authorised to make a payment to the husband for costs incurred on the specified date.

The Court determined that a Costs Certificate should be granted. This indicates the Court was satisfied that the criteria under section 10(3) of the *Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981* were met, justifying the Attorney-General's authorisation of a payment to the husband for his legal expenses.

Accordingly, the Court ordered that the applicant husband be granted a Costs Certificate pursuant to section 10(3) of the *Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981*, certifying that it would be appropriate for the Attorney-General to authorise a payment to the husband in respect of the costs he incurred on 18 November 2015.