Payne and Kennett and Anor

The case of *Payne and Kennett and Anor* concerned an application before Foster J. The precise nature of the dispute between the parties, identified as the father, the mother, and an Independent Children's Lawyer, is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it involved applications before the Court and the assessment of costs.

The primary legal issues before the Court were the determination of the applications made by the parties and the allocation of costs associated with the Independent Children's Lawyer.

Foster J dismissed all applications before the Court and ordered the proceedings be removed from the active pending cases list. The Court further ordered that the father pay $1,622.34 and the mother pay $1,622.34 to Legal Aid NSW as a contribution towards the Independent Children's Lawyer's costs, with both payments to be made within two months of the date of the order.