Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Investigation and Adjudication ProceduresPart D : Tribunal hearings and orders57. Costs |
(1) | Subject to subsection (2) and the Competition Tribunal’s rules of procedure, each party participating in a hearing must bear its own costs. |
(2) | If the Competition Tribunal— |
(a) | has not made a finding against a respondent, the Tribunal member presiding at a hearing may award costs to the respondent, and against a complainant who referred the complaint in terms of section 51(1); or |
(b) | has made a finding against a respondent, the Tribunal member presiding at a hearing may award costs against the respondent, and to a complainant who referred the complaint in terms of section 51(1). |
[Section 57 substituted by section 15 of Notice No. 1354, GG 21880, dated 13 December 2000]