Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 30:
1. Following the publication of our decision in Commissioner of Fair Trading v PSMG Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCATAP 34 the respondents have applied for an order that the appellant, the Commissioner for Fair Trading (the administrator) pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings, claiming that there are special circumstances warranting such an order under s 60(3) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) (the NCAT Act).
2. The usual rule in internal appeals from the Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division of the Tribunal is that each party pay their own costs, as is the case in that Division : see rule 38A of the...