Hanas and Jolaha (No 5)

In the matter of Hanas and Jolaha (No 5), the dispute concerned costs following an application for a stay of interim property orders. The decision was made by McClelland DCJ.

The court was required to determine the quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife in relation to two specific applications: the husband's unsuccessful application for a stay of interim property orders filed on 12 August 2019, and the wife's subsequent application for costs filed on 24 September 2019.

McClelland DCJ ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs associated with the dismissal of his application for a stay of interim property orders in the amount of $4,305.61. Additionally, the husband was ordered to pay the wife's costs associated with her costs application, amounting to $1,372. These orders were subject to formal entry in the Court's records.