Nast and Nast (No 2)

In *Nast and Nast (No 2)*, the Supreme Court of Tasmania, constituted by Justice Rose, considered an application for costs made by the independent children's lawyer. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Mr. and Mrs. Nast, is not detailed in the provided text, but the focus of this judgment is solely on the costs associated with the independent children's lawyer's involvement.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the independent children's lawyer was entitled to an order for costs against one or both of the parties. This required the Court to consider the circumstances under which an independent children's lawyer can recover their costs and the principles governing the award of costs in family law proceedings, particularly when an independent children's lawyer seeks to recover their fees.

Justice Rose dismissed the oral application for costs made by the independent children's lawyer. While the precise reasoning is not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the Court found no grounds to award costs in favour of the independent children's lawyer in this instance, likely based on the specific facts and the applicable legal principles regarding costs in such matters.