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#### 400J Costs
400J Costs
> > (1) The industrial court may award costs to either party in a civil penalty proceeding and assess the amount of those costs.
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> > (2) Costs must not be awarded against an applicant referred to in section 400E(1)(a)–(d) except in the circumstances in which costs can be awarded against the applicant as a prosecutor in criminal proceedings.
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> **s 400J:** Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[28\]. Am 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[31\].