132Tribunal may make costs orders

132 Tribunal may make costs orders (1) The Tribunal may make a costs order. (1A) If a party is substantially successful against another party in a proceeding, the Tribunal may make a costs order under subsection (1) requiring the other party to pay the following costs to the successful party: (a) any fee paid by the successful party that was required to be paid under this Act; Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 54 (b) any fee paid by the successful party to serve documents, conduct a search or obtain a similar service that was reasonably necessary to be paid for the purpose of the (2) Before making any other costs order under subsection (1), the Tribunal must take into account: (a) the main objectives of the Tribunal that are relevant to simplifying proceedings and issues before the Tribunal and to keeping costs to parties in proceedings before the Tribunal to a minimum; and (b) the need to ensure that proceedings are fair and that parties are not disadvantaged by proceedings that have little or no merit; and (c) if the Tribunal has dismissed the proceeding – that fact; and (d) any other matter specified by the rules; and (e) any other matter the Tribunal considers relevant. (3) If the Tribunal makes a costs order and does not fix the amount of costs, that amount is to be determined in accordance with the rules.