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AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACT 1986 - SECT 46PSA Costs--court may have regard to an offer to settle

AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACT 1986 - SECT 46PSA

Costs--court may have regard to an offer to settle

    If:

  (a)   proceedings have been instituted under section   46PO against a respondent to a terminated complaint; and

  (b)   an applicant or respondent has made, or makes, an offer to settle the matter the subject of the complaint; and

  (c)   the offer was or is rejected;

the court, or a judge of the court, in deciding whether to award costs in the proceedings, may have regard to the offer.

Note 1:   The Federal Court, or a judge of that court, may award costs in proceedings under section   46PO--see section   43 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 .

Note 2:   The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2), or a Judge of that Court, may award costs in proceedings under section   46PO--see section   214 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 .