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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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### 144 Security for costs
> > (1) [*\[Rule 144 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS81@Hpa@EN) The Court may order a party to pay a sum of money or to give other security to a registrar in respect of the whole or part of the costs of a proceeding.
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> > (2) [*\[Rule 144 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS81@Hpb@EN) The sum of money or other security is to be held by the registrar until the proceeding is concluded.
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> > (3) The Court may order a party to give a bond or undertaking.
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> > (4) [*\[Rule 144 Subrule (4) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS81@Hpc@EN) The Court may require a party to obtain a guarantee or other surety in respect of the whole or part of that party's costs in the proceeding.
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> > (5) [*\[Rule 144 Subrule (5) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS81@Hpd@EN) The Court may make it a condition of a proceeding continuing any further that a party against whom an order for costs is made is to make payment of the costs within a time limit fixed by the Court.