Employment Claims Rules 2017 · 2025 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Appeals to General Division of High Court
28. Security for costs
Feedback & supportThe appellant must, at the time of filing the notice of appeal —
provide security for the respondent’s costs of appeal in the sum of $500 by submitting the relevant Form to, and depositing that sum with, the Accountant‑General; and (b)obtain from the Accountant-General a certificate of deposit of security for costs.
The appellant must pay the fees specified in item 11 of the Schedule at the time of depositing the sum of $500 with the Accountant‑General.
The General Division of the High Court may at any time, in any case where it thinks fit, order further security for costs to be given.
Where under rule 30(5) or 32(4) the appeal is deemed to be withdrawn, any sum deposited as security for costs under this rule must be paid out —
if all the parties to the appeal consent to the payment of that sum to the appellant, and the document signifying the consent is filed — to the appellant; or
in accordance with an order of the tribunal.
Every application for an order under paragraph (4)(b) must be in the relevant Form.
Subregulation 1
The appellant must, at the time of filing the notice of appeal —
provide security for the respondent’s costs of appeal in the sum of $500 by submitting the relevant Form to, and depositing that sum with, the Accountant‑General; and (b)obtain from the Accountant-General a certificate of deposit of security for costs.
Subregulation 2
The appellant must pay the fees specified in item 11 of the Schedule at the time of depositing the sum of $500 with the Accountant‑General.
Subregulation 3
The General Division of the High Court may at any time, in any case where it thinks fit, order further security for costs to be given.
Subregulation 4
Where under rule 30(5) or 32(4) the appeal is deemed to be withdrawn, any sum deposited as security for costs under this rule must be paid out —
if all the parties to the appeal consent to the payment of that sum to the appellant, and the document signifying the consent is filed — to the appellant; or
in accordance with an order of the tribunal.
Subregulation 5
Every application for an order under paragraph (4)(b) must be in the relevant Form.