The Full Court of Tasmania has power under s 47(1) of the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 (Tas) to order refund of bond monies paid into court as a condition of an interlocutory injunction when the appeal succeeds. The factors listed in Woods v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2012] TASSC 11 govern whether costs should be payable forthwith. It is ordinarily the role of the taxing officer, not the court, to determine whether to depart from the prescribed costs scale or to allow fees for senior and junior counsel.
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