Court costs

See the list of fees for filing appeals and applications, and searching and copying records, in the Planning and Environment Court.

Usually parties must pay their own costs in Planning and Environment Court proceedings.

Your own costs will include:

• fees charged by a lawyer you may engage
• fees charged by any expert witnesses you engage to give evidence on your behalf
• filing and other court fees
• any other expenses you incur.

The court may award costs against a party in certain situations, including:

• when a party fails to comply with a directions order without a good reason
• in a procedural default
• when a party acts frivolously or vexatiously.

See s. 58 to s. 62 of the Planning and Environment Court Act 2016, for details on when the court may award costs.