Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 103

103 Costs against representative in interests of justice

(1) If the tribunal considers a representative of a party to a proceeding, rather than the party, is responsible for unnecessarily disadvantaging another party to the proceeding as mentioned in section 102 (3) (a) , the tribunal may make a costs order requiring the representative to pay a stated amount to the other party as compensation for the unnecessary costs.

(2) Before making a costs order under subsection (1) , the tribunal must give the representative a reasonable opportunity to be heard in relation to making the order.