Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)

Chapter 5 : Investigation and Adjudication Procedures

Part D : Tribunal hearings and orders

57. Costs
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(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]