YAU & LAC (No.2)

The matter of YAU & LAC (No.2) concerned an application for a stay of final parenting orders made by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, pending an appeal to the Family Court of Australia. The applicant was the mother of the children, LAC.

The primary legal issue before Judge Hartnett was whether to grant a stay of the final parenting orders. This required the court to consider the general principles applicable to applications for stays pending appeal in family law matters.

In dismissing the application for a stay, the court applied the established principles governing such requests. While the specific reasoning for the dismissal is not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the applicant did not satisfy the necessary criteria for a stay to be granted. The court ordered that the applicant mother pay the costs of the Independent Children's Lawyer in the sum of $950, with a stay of 12 months on that costs order.