Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to
subsections (2) and (3) and the regulations, a court may make such orders as
to costs as it considers appropriate.
(2) A court is not to
order an applicant for a restraining order to pay costs to the respondent
unless it considers the application was frivolous or vexatious.
(3) A court is not to
order costs to be paid by an applicant if the applicant is a police officer
who —
(a)
makes an application under this Act for a restraining order, represents
another officer at a hearing or acts under section 62G; and
(b) acts
in good faith and in the normal course of duty in making the application, or
appearing at the hearing.
[Section 69 amended: No. 38 of 2004 s. 47.]