The Tribunal held that it was fair to order the respondent to pay the applicants' costs of a domestic building dispute on a standard basis, having regard to the totality of s 109(3) factors including the complexity of the proceeding, the relative strength of the applicants' claims, and the unreasonable rejection of a Calderbank offer, while refusing indemnity costs and striking out the applicants' interest claim as requiring leave under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth).
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