Z v University of A & Ors (No 9) [2005] NSWADT 25

Z v University of A & Ors (No 9) [2005] NSWADT 25

No special circumstances existed that would justify an award of costs against the Applicant; the Applicant's conduct arose from lack of legal training and inexperience, not from deliberate vexatiousness or abuse of process.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 February 2005
Procedural Posture
Costs Application / Decision on Costs After Dismissal of Complaint
Outcome
Respondents' application for costs dismissed.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'dismissal of Complaint' 'self Represented Litigants']
['equal Opportunity Law' 'anti Discrimination'] ['costs' 'dismissal of Complaint' 'self Represented Litigants']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Application / Decision on Costs After Dismissal of Complaint

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether special circumstances justified an award of costs to the Respondents under s 114(2) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977']

Ratio Decidendi

No special circumstances existed that would justify an award of costs against the Applicant; the Applicant's conduct arose from lack of legal training and inexperience, not from deliberate vexatiousness or abuse of process.

Court Disposition

Respondents' application for costs dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The Respondent's application for costs is dismissed"]