National Energy Retail Law (Queensland)
sec.307Costs in a review
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sec.307 Costs in a review
This section applies to a review under the provisions applied by section 306 . Subject to this section, the Australian Competition Tribunal may order that a party to a review to which this section applies pay all or a specified part of the costs of another party to the review. The Tribunal must not make an order requiring the AER to pay the costs of another party to the review unless the Tribunal considers that the AER has conducted its case in the review without due regard to— the costs that would have to be incurred by another party to the review as a result of that conduct; or the time required by— the Tribunal to hear the review as a result of that conduct; or another party to prepare their case as a result of that conduct; or the submissions or arguments made to the Tribunal by another party. (sec.307-ssec.1) This section applies to a review under the provisions applied by section 306 . (sec.307-ssec.2) Subject to this section, the Australian Competition Tribunal may order that a party to a review to which this section applies pay all or a specified part of the costs of another party to the review. (sec.307-ssec.3) The Tribunal must not make an order requiring the AER to pay the costs of another party to the review unless the Tribunal considers that the AER has conducted its case in the review without due regard to— the costs that would have to be incurred by another party to the review as a result of that conduct; or the time required by— the Tribunal to hear the review as a result of that conduct; or another party to prepare their case as a result of that conduct; or the submissions or arguments made to the Tribunal by another party.
- (a) the costs that would have to be incurred by another party to the review as a result of that conduct; or
- (b) the time required by— (i) the Tribunal to hear the review as a result of that conduct; or (ii) another party to prepare their case as a result of that conduct; or
- (i) the Tribunal to hear the review as a result of that conduct; or
- (ii) another party to prepare their case as a result of that conduct; or
- (c) the submissions or arguments made to the Tribunal by another party.
- (i) the Tribunal to hear the review as a result of that conduct; or
- (ii) another party to prepare their case as a result of that conduct; or