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    Courting financial risk

    Jan 16, 2020 2 minutes
    Sarah Marinovic

    Many truck drivers and operators in New South Wales have been ordered to pay the Roads and Maritime Services’ legal fees after trying to defend charges.

    The practice raises some interesting questions about ensuring a fair and accessible justice system.

    The law in NSW allows Courts to order the defendant pay the prosecution’s legal costs. The RMS routinely seeks these costs orders when it wins hearings and defendants are

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