68Costs in legal proceedings

68 Costs in legal proceedings (1) Where, in proceedings in which the public trustee and guardian is a party or is in any way interested, the public trustee and guardian is represented by a legal practitioner who is a public servant, the public trustee and guardian is entitled to the same costs and allowances as if the public trustee and guardian had been represented by a legal practitioner who was not a public servant. (2) Where, in proceedings in which the public trustee and guardian is a party or is in any way interested, the person for the time being holding the office of public trustee and guardian, being a legal practitioner, appears in person, the public trustee and guardian is entitled to the same costs and allowances as if the public trustee and guardian had been represented by another person who was a legal practitioner.