Victorian Current Acts

COUNTY COURT ACT 1958 - SECT 78A

    (1)     The costs of and incidental to all proceedings are in the discretion of the Court and the Court may determine by whom and to what extent the costs are to be paid.

Note to s. 78A(1) inserted by No. 78/2008 s. 15(1).

Note

See section 17D(1)(b) to (d) of the Supreme Court Act 1986 .

    (2)     In the due exercise of the discretion conferred by subsection (1), in any proceedings before the Court, the Court may order a legal practitioner to pay the costs of the proceedings or a portion of the costs.

S. 78A(3) inserted by No. 78/2008 s. 15(2).

    (3)     The Court may order that the costs of, and incidental to, a proceeding in the Court be assessed, settled, taxed or reviewed by the Costs Court.

Note

See section 146 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 which deals with transitional matters relating to the Costs Court.

S. 79 amended by No. 6886
s. 3 (as amended by No. 6961 s. 2), repealed by No. 64/1996 s. 18.

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S. 79A inserted by No. 10013 s. 6, amended by Nos 19/1989 s. 13(c), 23/2012 s. 5 (ILA s. 39B(1)).