Bannister and Pergolesi

In the matter of *Bannister and Pergolesi*, heard before Cronin J, the dispute concerned applications relating to the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The specific nature of the dispute, beyond its relation to s 90RD of the Act, is not detailed, but it involved applications filed by the applicant on 4 December 2018 and a response filed by the respondent on 21 December 2018.

The court was required to determine the appropriate orders regarding costs, particularly in relation to trial days concerning s 90RD of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), and to consider the dismissal of various applications made by the parties.

Cronin J ordered that the respondent pay the applicant's costs for three days of the trial related to s 90RD of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth), with these costs to be calculated according to the scale in the *Family Law Rules 2004*, either by agreement or assessment. The court further ordered that the applicant's application filed on 4 December 2018 and the respondent's response filed on 21 December 2018 be otherwise dismissed. The respondent's application for costs for a hearing on 6 June 2018 was also dismissed.