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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
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#### 38 Immunity from costs orders
38 Immunity from costs orders
> > (1) A person who institutes proceedings under section 35 or 37 is not liable to pay costs incurred by another party to the proceedings unless—
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> > > (a) the person instituted the proceedings vexatiously or without reasonable cause, or
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> > > (b) the person’s unreasonable act or omission caused the other party to incur the costs.
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> > (2) The other party bears the onus of satisfying the court of the matters specified in subsection (1).