GALANIS & MACRIS (No.3)

In the matter of *Galanis & Macris (No.3)*, Judge Scarlett of the Supreme Court of Victoria was required to consider an application to discharge an order that had stayed the operation of previous orders made on 12 June 2015. The specific orders whose operation was stayed, and which were now the subject of the discharge application, were Orders 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the stay previously imposed on the operation of certain orders should be lifted. This required the Court to assess the continued necessity or appropriateness of the stay in light of the circumstances at the time of the hearing.

Judge Scarlett reasoned that the purpose of the stay had been fulfilled or was no longer operative, leading to the conclusion that the stay should be discharged. The Court applied the principle that stays are typically temporary measures and should be lifted once their purpose is served or if they are no longer justified. Consequently, the Court ordered that the stay of operation of Orders 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 made on 12 June 2015 was discharged.