Section 267 of the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) does not preclude costs orders against a worker who has unsuccessfully appealed an arbitrator's decision to the District Court. Where a worker is partly successful and partly unsuccessful, costs may be ordered against the worker in respect of the unsuccessful grounds, as such an order is not made 'on the ground' that the appeal was successful. Section 267(2) only prevents an unsuccessful worker appellant from recovering their own costs from other parties.
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