Adjournment before costs order made
135C Adjournment before costs order made
S. 135C(1) amended by No. 37/2024 s. 87(1).
This section applies if, at a hearing for an application referred to in section 9—
the Court decides that there are grounds to award costs against a person under section 135B(2); and
neither the person nor the person's legal representative (if any) is present at the hearing.
The Court may—
adjourn the proceeding; and
give the person notice that an order for costs will be made at the next hearing of the proceeding unless the person contests the making of the order at that hearing.
S. 135C(3) repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 87(2).
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