31VImmunity from costs orders

31V Immunity from costs orders

31V Immunity from costs orders

(1) A person who institutes civil proceedings is not liable to pay costs incurred by another party to the proceedings unless—

(a) the person instituted the proceedings vexatiously or without reasonable cause, or

(b) the person’s unreasonable act or omission caused the other party to incur the costs.

(2) The other party bears the onus of satisfying the court of the matters specified in subsection (1).

s 31V: Ins 2022 No 14, Sch 5[9].