Section 285 — Resource Management Act 1991: Awarding costs

285 Awarding costs (1) The Environment Court may order any party to pay— (a) To any other party, such costs and expenses (including witness expenses) incurred by that other party as the Environment Court considers reasonable: (b) To the Crown, all or any part of the Environment Court's costs and expenses. (2) If any party fails to proceed with a hearing at the time arranged for it by the Environment Court, or to give adequate notice of abandonment of proceedings, the Environment Court may order the party in default to pay— (a) To the Crown; or (b) To another party— any of the costs and expenses incurred by the Crown or the other party. Section 285 was substituted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 135 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). The words “ Environment Court ” in subsections (1) and (2) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (2) (where they secondly appear) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the word “ Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).