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284: Witnesses' allowances
or “People who come to court to give information get money for their travel and food.”
You could also call this:

“The court can ask someone to pay money upfront to cover possible costs of a case.”

The law previously had a section called ‘Security for costs’ under the ‘Procedure and powers’ part of the Resource Management Act 1991. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed on 1 October 2009. This means that whatever rules or requirements were in this section are no longer part of the law.

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Next up: 285: Awarding costs

or “The Environment Court can decide who pays for the costs of court cases and how much they should pay.”
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Part 11 Environment Court
Procedure and powers

284ASecurity for costs (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 284A: repealed, on , by section 129 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).