Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00496:section:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00496
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9
Character Range: 13266–14193

9  Costs certificates—Federal appeals in family law proceedings
 (1) Subject to this Act, and in particular without limiting section 6, where:
 (a) a Federal appeal referred to in paragraph (d), (j), (ja) or (k) of the definition of Federal appeal in subsection 3(1) succeeds on a question of law; and
 (b) in accordance with section 117 of the Family Law Act 1975, each party to the appeal bears his or her own costs;
the court that heard the appeal may, on the application of the appellant to the appeal, grant to the appellant a costs certificate in respect of the appeal.
 (2) The certificate that may be granted under subsection (1) by a court to an appellant to a Federal appeal is a certificate stating that, in the opinion of the court, it would be appropriate for the Attorney‑General to authorize a payment under this Act to the appellant in respect of the costs incurred by the appellant in relation to the appeal.