Land Valuation Act 2010

Each party to a valuation appeal must bear the party’s own costs of the appeal.

However, the Land Court may make a costs order if it considers any of the following circumstances applies—

all or part of the appeal was frivolous or vexatious;

a party has not been given reasonable notice of intention to apply for an adjournment;

an applicant for an adjournment incurred costs because of the other party’s conduct;

a party incurred costs because the other party did not comply with the court’s procedural requirements;

without limiting paragraph (c), a party incurred costs because the other party introduced, or sought to introduce, new material;

a party did not properly discharge the party’s responsibilities for the appeal.

In this section—

costs includes witness allowances for attending to give evidence.