184Reimbursement of representative party’s costs

#### 184 Reimbursement of representative party’s costs 184 Reimbursement of representative party’s costs (cf s33ZJ FCA) > > (1) If the Court has made an award of damages in representative proceedings, the representative party or a sub-group representative party, or a person who has been such a party, may apply to the Court for an order under this section. > > > (2) If, on an application under this section, the Court is satisfied that the costs reasonably incurred in relation to the representative proceedings by the person making the application are likely to exceed the costs recoverable by the person from the defendant, the Court may order that an amount equal to the whole or a part of the excess be paid to that person out of the damages awarded. > > > (3) On an application under this section, the Court may also make any other order that it thinks just. > > **pt 2A, divs 1–6 (ss 18A–18O):** Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 \[2\]. Rep 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 \[2\]. > > **s 184:** Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 \[2\].