A court is not obliged to 'invite' submissions on costs; failure by counsel to address on costs at the hearing will generally be treated as an indication that no special costs orders are sought, and inadvertence by legal representatives is generally insufficient to justify further submissions or a further hearing on costs after judgment. The Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal constitutes a 'court' for the purposes of s 6(1) of the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW).
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