Does the Tribunal award costs?
The Tribunal does not normally award costs. In rare cases, it has awarded costs to applicants that it deemed unavoidable, reasonable and to have exceeded the normal cost of litigation. It does not order costs against unsuccessful applicants. However, while the Tribunal has indicated that it can and will award costs against applicants who file frivolous cases, or those who abuse the system of administration of justice, it has yet to make such an order.
