New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf SCR Part 52A, rule 22; DCR Part 39A, rule 25; LCR Part 31A, rule 20)
(1) If a plaintiff obtains an order or judgment for the payment of a debt or damages and--(a) the amount payable under the order or for which judgment is given includes interest or damages in the nature of interest, or(b) the court, by a separate order, awards the plaintiff interest or damages in the nature of interest in respect of the amount,then, for the purpose of determining the consequences as to costs referred to in rule 42.14, 42.15 or 42.15A, the court must disregard so much of the interest, or damages in the nature of interest, as relates to the period after the day on which the offer was made.
(2) For the purpose only of this rule, the court may be informed of the fact that the offer was made, and of the date on which it was made, but must not be informed of its terms.