Australia, April 27 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on March 28:
1. The Appellant successfully appealed against a judgment of the Local Court, declining to grant her an apprehended violence order in the circumstances set out in my judgment of Blanch v Smith [2024] NSWDC 631 ("the Judgment") delivered on 20 December 2024.
2. The Appellant thereafter made an application for costs.
3. Pursuant to a timetable set by the Court, the Appellant filed written submissions seeking costs and prepared the appropriate affidavit.
4. The Respondent did not wish to be heard and does not challenge the Appellant's evidence.
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5. The affidavit filed for the Appellant from Karen Rita Beas...