1901Security for costs—when court may make order

1901 Security for costs—when court may make order The court may order a plaintiff to give security for costs under rule 1900 only if satisfied— (a) the plaintiff is a corporation and there is reason to believe the plaintiff will not be able to pay the defendant’s costs if ordered to pay them; or (b) the plaintiff is suing for the benefit of someone else, rather than for the plaintiff’s own benefit, and there is reason to believe the plaintiff will not be able to pay the defendant’s costs if ordered to pay them; or (c) the plaintiff’s address is not stated, or is misstated, in the originating process, and there is reason to believe that the failure to state an address, or the misstatement of the address, was made with intention to deceive; or Security for costs Division 2.17.8 Rule 1902 (d) the plaintiff has changed address since the start of the proceeding and there is reason to believe this was done to avoid the consequences of the proceeding; or (e) the plaintiff is ordinarily resident outside Australia; or (f) the plaintiff is, or is about to depart Australia to become, ordinarily resident outside Australia and there is reason to believe the plaintiff has insufficient fixed and permanent property in Australia available for enforcement to pay the defendant’s costs if ordered to pay them; or (g) a territory law authorises the order to be made; or (h) the justice of the case requires the order to be made.