Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.61Orders for costs for particular proceedings
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sec.61 Orders for costs for particular proceedings
If, for an enforcement proceeding, the P&E Court makes an enforcement order or interim enforcement order against a person, it may award costs against the person. If the P&E Court declares that an owner wrongly sought the cancellation of a development approval in contravention of a requirement under the Planning Act to obtain the consent of another person or entity to the cancellation, it must award costs against the owner. If the P&E Court allows an assessment manager to withdraw from an appeal, the court must not award costs against the assessment manager. s 61 amd 2017 No. 12 s 61 (sec.61-ssec.1) If, for an enforcement proceeding, the P&E Court makes an enforcement order or interim enforcement order against a person, it may award costs against the person. (sec.61-ssec.2) If the P&E Court declares that an owner wrongly sought the cancellation of a development approval in contravention of a requirement under the Planning Act to obtain the consent of another person or entity to the cancellation, it must award costs against the owner. (sec.61-ssec.3) If the P&E Court allows an assessment manager to withdraw from an appeal, the court must not award costs against the assessment manager.