Berne and Hume

The proceeding concerned an Initiating Application filed by the Applicant, Berne, against the Respondents, Hume. The specific nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but the court was required to determine the outcome of this application. The decision was made by Cleary J.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Applicant's Initiating Application should be dismissed. Ancillary to this, the court was required to consider applications for costs by the Respondents and the Independent Children’s Lawyer, and to grant leave for the parties to file and serve relevant material in relation to these cost applications.

Cleary J dismissed the Applicant's Initiating Application. The court then made detailed orders regarding the timelines for the parties and the Independent Children’s Lawyer to file and serve material in support of, and in response to, applications for costs. These orders stipulated specific periods for the Respondents, the Applicant, and the Independent Children’s Lawyer to lodge their respective submissions, with further periods for responses. The court indicated that final orders on costs would be made upon receipt of all submissions or the expiry of the allocated time, on a date to be advised.