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Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2019
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#### 7 Postponement of fees in certain other cases
7 Postponement of fees in certain other cases
> > (1) The taking of any fee in respect of the business of the Tribunal in relation to proceedings involving a pensioner party or legally assisted party is, if the fee is payable by the pensioner party or legally assisted party, to be postponed until judgment has been given in the proceedings.
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> > (2) The fee is not to be taken at all, or if taken must be remitted, if—
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> > > (a) judgment in the proceedings is against the pensioner party or legally assisted party, or
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> > > (b) judgment is in favour of the pensioner party or legally assisted party, but costs and damages are not awarded (or only nominal damages are awarded) in the party’s favour.
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> > (3) The registrar must not refuse to file or issue any document relevant to proceedings merely because, in accordance with this clause, a fee in respect of any business of the Tribunal has not been taken on behalf of a pensioner party or legally assisted party to those proceedings.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this clause—
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> > > (a) a party to proceedings is a pensioner party if the party holds a card issued by the Commonwealth Government that entitles the party to Commonwealth health concessions, and
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> > > (b) a party to proceedings is a legally assisted party if the party is receiving legal assistance through a community legal service within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a).