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Child Support Act 1991

General provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

232: Costs

You could also call this:

“The court decides who pays for the legal costs in child support cases”

When you’re involved in a legal case under this law, the court can decide who pays for the costs of the case. The court can make any decision about costs that it thinks is fair.

If the court decides that the Commissioner (a government official) has to pay costs, the money comes from the government’s budget. This money is set aside by Parliament for this purpose.

There’s one exception to this rule. In some cases, a different rule about costs might apply. You can find this exception in section 226B(4) of the law.

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Part 14 General provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

232Costs

  1. In any proceeding under this Act the court may make such order as to costs as it thinks fit but all costs awarded against the Commissioner shall be payable out of public money appropriated by Parliament and not otherwise.

  2. This section is subject to section 226B(4).

Compare
  • 1964 No 136 s 27W
  • 1980 No 157 s 7
Notes
  • Section 232(2): inserted, on , by section 6 of the Child Support Amendment Act (No 3) 2013 (2013 No 75).