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#### 243 Costs
243 Costs
> > (1) The Court of Disputed Returns may—
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> > > (a) award costs against an unsuccessful party to the petition, and
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> > > (b) recommend, in its discretion, that costs be paid by the Crown.
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> > (2) The Court must not recommend that the costs of an unsuccessful party to a petition be paid by the Crown except in exceptional circumstances.