Confirms that applicants seeking a stay of proceedings under a sequestration order must identify specific proceedings or actions to be stayed, adduce evidence of real (not abstract) harm, provide evidence of their financial position (including solvency), and act with urgency. Failure to tender a statement of affairs when given the opportunity, and departure from Australia without trustee consent under s 272, weigh heavily against the exercise of discretion.
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