Bruce v Knight (No 4) [2021] NSWCATAP 412

Bruce v Knight (No 4) [2021] NSWCATAP 412

The Section 63 Application was misconceived for the reasons given in the earlier Section 63 Decision, creating special circumstances justifying a costs order under s 60. The flaws in the application and the reasons advanced by the appellants justified the further conclusion that indemnity costs were appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 December 2021
Procedural Posture
Costs Application in NCAT Appeal Panel Proceedings / On the Papers; Costs of the Section 63 Application After Dismissal of That Application
Outcome
The appellants obtained an order for costs of the Section 63 Application on the indemnity basis; a hearing was dispensed with.
Legal Topics
['special Circumstances for Costs' 'indemnity Costs' 'section 63 Application' 'hearing on the Papers']
['costs' 'civil Procedure'] ['special Circumstances for Costs' 'indemnity Costs' 'section 63 Application' 'hearing on the Papers']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Application in NCAT Appeal Panel Proceedings / On the Papers; Costs of the Section 63 Application After Dismissal of That Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a hearing should be dispensed with for the costs application.' 'Whether special circumstances existed under s 60 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) to award costs of the Section 63 Application.' "Whether the respondents should pay the appellants' costs of the Section 63 Application on the indemnity basis."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Section 63 Application was misconceived for the reasons given in the earlier Section 63 Decision, creating special circumstances justifying a costs order under s 60. The flaws in the application and the reasons advanced by the appellants justified the further conclusion that indemnity costs were appropriate.

Court Disposition

The appellants obtained an order for costs of the Section 63 Application on the indemnity basis; a hearing was dispensed with.

Orders

  • ['A hearing is dispensed with.' "The respondents are to pay the appellant's costs of the Section 63 Application on the indemnity basis."]