Hefferon and Maltby (No 2)

In *Hefferon and Maltby (No 2)*, O’Reilly J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the father for costs associated with the mother's application filed on 26 October 2009. This application for costs was made subject to costs previously ordered by Jarrett FM on 23 March 2010.

The central legal issue before O’Reilly J was whether the father should be awarded costs in relation to the mother's earlier application, excluding those costs already determined by Jarrett FM.

O’Reilly J dismissed the father's application for costs. The specific reasoning for this dismissal is not detailed in the provided extract, but the outcome indicates that the court found no grounds to award the father the costs he sought.