Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration
12. Costs awarded by Registrar
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The Registrar may award costs in respect of the matters, and in the amounts provided for in rules made under this Act, against any party to proceedings brought before him or her.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Plant Varieties mentioned in section 5;
The rules may provide for the assessment of the costs, or any part of the costs, by the Registrar.
A party desirous to obtain costs or to have the costs assessed must apply to the Registrar in accordance with the rules.
If a party is ordered to pay the costs of another party, the costs may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due by the first party to the other party.