Where a genuine dispute is shown but the quality of the plaintiff's evidence raises significant doubt about the ultimate outcome, the court may exercise its power under s 459M to impose a condition requiring the plaintiff to pay money into court if the defendant commences debt recovery proceedings. The genuine dispute threshold remains a low bar — the company need only show one issue with sufficient cogency to be arguable, and the court does not engage in a balancing exercise between competing contentions.
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