RAELSON & DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY SERVICES (COSTS)

In the matter of *RAELSON & DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY SERVICES (COSTS)*, Kent J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was required to determine an application concerning costs. The applicant, Raelson, sought orders for costs against the Department of Family and Community Services, Community Services.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the applicant was entitled to an order for costs in circumstances where their application had been dismissed. This involved considering the general principles governing the award of costs in litigation, particularly in the context of proceedings involving government agencies.

Kent J dismissed the application for costs. The reasoning for this decision is not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the Court found no basis to award costs in favour of the applicant.

Consequently, the Court ordered that the Application in a Case filed on 9 April 2014 be dismissed.