Question of whether Property Registration Authority enjoys quasi-immunity from costs did not arise on facts of case

Costs – appeal by the Property Registration Authority against an order for costs made in judicial review proceedings – s. 49 of the Registration of Title Act 1964 – whether it would be inappropriate, by reason of the quasi-judicial nature of its statutory functions, to have any costs order made against the Authority in circumstances where it had taken no active step in the proceedings – immunity from costs in uncontested cases – land registration had proceeded without reference to Mr. Walsh – High Court made an order by consent quashing the registration of Coillte as owner of the lands in question – whether the Authority enjoys a form of quasi-immunity from costs in these circumstances by reason of the fact that it was itself acting in a quasi-judicial capacity – Authority did not, in fact, exercise any power of adjudication in the present case as between the rival claims – Authority was exercising purely routine administrative functions which did not involve any adjudication upon the respective rights of the parties – appeal dismissed.