Munro v Pitt [2019] NSWSC 1374

Munro v Pitt [2019] NSWSC 1374

On the urgent evidence provided, the Court was satisfied that the prior consent orders for arrangements for Mr Parnell's burial had been complied with and no further inquiry was necessary into the logistics or sufficiency of the arrangements for the transfer and burial in Darwin.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 October 2019
Procedural Posture
Civil (common Law) / Post Consent Orders; Application for Declaration of Compliance
Outcome
Declaration granted; additional and ancillary orders made.
Legal Topics
['consent Orders' 'burial of Deceased' 'family Disputes']
['civil Procedure'] ['consent Orders' 'burial of Deceased' 'family Disputes']

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Procedural Posture

Civil (common Law) / Post Consent Orders; Application for Declaration of Compliance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether prior consent orders regarding arrangements for the burial of the deceased have been satisfied' 'The comparative urgency of disputes concerning burial arrangements']

Ratio Decidendi

On the urgent evidence provided, the Court was satisfied that the prior consent orders for arrangements for Mr Parnell's burial had been complied with and no further inquiry was necessary into the logistics or sufficiency of the arrangements for the transfer and burial in Darwin.

Court Disposition

Declaration granted; additional and ancillary orders made.

Orders

  • ["Declare that, on the evidence before the Court, order 3 pronounced with the parties' consent on 19 September 2019 has been complied with." 'Enjoin the first and second plaintiffs to inform and keep informed the first to third defendants of all arrangements for the transfer, funeral, burial, or memorial service for...