A controversial lobby group that opposed the Gungahlin mosque could be forced to stump up thousands in legal costs if a last-ditch bid to halt its construction is allowed to go ahead.
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The Concerned Citizens of Canberra lost a long-running battle against the northside mosque when a challenge was thrown out of ACT Supreme Court in July.
That decision cleared the way for the 500-capacity mosque to be built after the group began to fight against it in August 2012.
The building was met with strident opposition by the Concerned Citizens of Canberra after the ACT Planning and Land Authority approved its construction that year.
Excavations for The Valley Avenue mosque, the capital's second after the building in Yarralumla, began several months ago.
The citizens' group applied for permission to lodge an appeal over the court's decision earlier this month, after they missed the cut-off date for a challenge.
On Wednesday, the ACT government applied to secure costs that could be incurred by the court action if the group's appeal is allowed to proceed.
Both applications will be heard in the ACT Supreme Court on November 14.
The vocal community group was ordered to pay $25,000 security to the court before a legal challenge it mounted against the mosque late last year could continue.
That was due to fears the group did not have the funds to cover court costs if it lost.
