Coffs Harbour City Council v Backman (No. 2)

Coffs Harbour City Council (the Council) sought to amend a costs order previously made by the court against it in favour of Backman. The dispute concerned the Council's application to amend the costs order.

The central legal issue before the court was whether it possessed the power to amend the costs order it had previously made.

The court considered the principles governing the amendment of judgments and orders. It determined that the Council had not established grounds for the court to exercise its discretion to amend the existing costs order. The Notice of Motion was therefore dismissed.

The Notice of Motion was dismissed with costs.