An Act for the payment of Costs in Proceedings instituted on behalf of the Crown in matters relating to the Revenue and for the amend ment of the Procedure and Practice in Crown Suits. [29th December, 1856.]
| WH E R E A S | t h e Crown agains t t he Queen ' s | subjects in respect of | m a t t e r s |
| in divers proceedings i n s t i t u t ed | by or on behalf of |
| r e l a t i ng to t h e | R e v e n u e n o | costs | a re | recovered by t h e Crown | except |
| i n cer ta in cases a n d no costs a re paid by t h e Crown t o t h e | subject |
A n d whereas i t is expedient t o ass imila te t h e law as to t he recovery of costs in such proceedings by or on behalf of t h e Crown to t h a t in force as to proceedings be tween subject a n d subject Be i t therefore enac ted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l l en t Majesty by a n d w i t h t h e advice and consent of t he Legis la t ive Counci l and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in th i s p resen t P a r l i a m e n t assembled a n d by t h e
| a u t h o r i t y | of | t h e same as follows | :— |
1. I n all informat ions act ions sui ts and o ther legal proceedings to be hereaf ter i n s t i t u t ed before any Cour t or T r ibuna l by or on behal f of t h e Crown agains t any corporat ion or person or persons in respect of any lands t enemen t s or he red i t ament s or of any goods or
| cha t te l s be longing | or acc ru ing | to t h e Crown t h e proceeds whereof | or |
t h e r en t s or profits of which said l ands t enemen t s or he red i t amen t s by any A c t now in force or hereafter to be passed are to be carr ied to t h e Consol idated R e v e n u e F u n d of N e w South W a l e s or in respect of any s u m or sums of money due and owing to H e r Majesty by v i r t ue of any A c t r e la t ing to t h e Pub l i c R e v e n u e H e r Majes ty ' s A t t o r n e y
| Genera l for t h e Colony shal l be ent i t led to recover | costs for a n d on |
| behalf | of H e r Majesty where j u d g m e n t shal l be given for t h e Crown |
| in t h e same | m a n n e r | a n d u n d e r t h e | same | ru les | regu la t ions | a n d | p ro |
visions as a rc or m a y be in force t o u c h i n g t h e p a y m e n t or receipt of costs in proceedings be tween subject and subject and such costs shal l be pa id in to t h e T r e a s u r y a n d shal l become p a r t of t h e Consolidated
2. I f in any such informat ion act ion suit or o ther proceeding
| j u d g m e n t | shal l be given aga ins t t he Crown the defendant or | defendants |
| shal l be ent i t led to recover | costs in l ike m a n n e r | a n d | subject | to | t h e |
same ru les and provisions as t h o u g h such proceeding h a d been had be tween subject and subject and i t shal l be lawful for t h e Colonial Treasure r upon t h e w a r r a n t of t h e Governor which h e is hereby
| requ i red t o issue t o pay such costs out of any moneys w h i c h m a y | be |
| hereafter | voted by t h e Pa r l i amen t | of t h e Colony for t h a t | purpose . |
3. A n d whereas t he procedure and prac t ice in informat ions sui ts a n d o ther proceedings ins t i tu ted by or on behalf of t he Crown r equ i r e a m e n d m e n t a n d i t is desirable t h a t t h e same should be assimi la ted as near ly as m a y be to t h e course of prac t ice and procedure now in force in act ions and sui ts be tween subject and subject Be i t enac ted Tha t i t shall be lawful for t h e J u d g e s of t h e Supreme
| Cour t or any two of t h e m to m a k e all | such genera l | ru les a n d | orders |
for t h e r egu la t ion of t he p leading a n d prac t ice in such informat ions suits a n d o ther proceedings and to frame such wri t s and forms of proceedings as to t h e m m a y seem expedient for t he purpose aforesaid a n d all such ru les orders or regula t ions shal l be la id before b o t h H o u s e s of t he P a r l i a m e n t of t h e Colony if P a r l i a m e n t be t h e n s i t t ing
| immedia te ly u p o n | t h e m a k i n g | of | t h e same or | if | P a r l i a m e n t | be | n o t |
| s i t t ing | t h e n wi th in five days | after | t h e n e x t | mee t ing | thereof | a n d | n o |
| such ru l e order or regu la t ion | shall have effect | u n t i l t h ree m o n t h s | after |
| t h e same shal l | have been | so laid before bo th Houses of | P a r l i a m e n t |
| and any r u l e order or r egu la t ion so m a d e shal l from | and after | such |
t i m e aforesaid be b ind ing a n d obl igatory a n d be of t h e l ike force a n d effect as if t h e provisions conta ined the re in had been expressly enac ted by P a r l i a m e n t Provided always t h a t i t shall be lawful for t he Governor
| in | H e r Majes ty ' s n a m e by any P roc l ama t ion | inser ted | in | t h e | Govern |
| ment | Gazette | or for e i ther of t h e Houses of P a r l i a m e n t by any Reso lu t ion |
| passed | a t | any t i m e wi th in th ree m o n t h s n e x t | after | such ru les orders |
a n d regula t ions shal l have been laid before P a r l i a m e n t to suspend t h e whole or a n y p a r t of such ru les orders or regu la t ions a n d in such case t h e whole or such p a r t thereof as shall be so suspended shal l n o t be
| b ind ing | and | obl iga tory . |