In Tasmania, there is no threshold test of 'exceptional circumstances' before a court will order interlocutory costs payable forthwith. The discretion is unfettered and may be exercised where the interests of justice require departure from the usual rule that costs are payable 'in any event'. Descriptions such as 'exceptional' or 'rare' in the authorities describe the operation of the general rule but do not impose a legal fetter.
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