JEBBETT & COREY

In the matter of JEBBETT & COREY, Kent J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the Mother seeking to stay certain orders made on 29 May 2019. The Mother also sought other relief, the remainder of which was adjourned. The Independent Children’s Lawyer made an oral application for costs.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the Mother had established sufficient grounds to warrant a stay of the existing orders. This involved an assessment of the merits of her application and the potential prejudice she might suffer if the stay was not granted, balanced against the interests of the children and the finality of previous judicial determinations.

Kent J dismissed the Mother's application for a stay of the 29 May 2019 orders. The Court did not provide detailed reasons for this decision in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the threshold for granting a stay was not met. The remaining aspects of the Mother's application were adjourned for further mention before a Registrar. The Independent Children’s Lawyer’s application for costs was also dismissed.