State Act
Section 383
Art. 383 – The complaints proceedings, which may be initiated by any individuals mentioned in articles 372 and 373, or when brought on the initiative of the Comunidade, shall be on plain paper, but of legal size, and the costs and stamp duty shall be assessed at the end and paid by the complainant or the accused as the case may be. §1. The complainant cannot be ordered to pay the costs and stamps duties when the existence of the encroachment of land is recognized by the managing committee, on the information referred to in the articles 375 and 376, and in such a case the respective comunidade shall be considered as complainant, unless if the complaint is found to be baseless and in that case the costs shall be paid jointly by the complainant and by the members of the committee that have admitted it. §2. The transport allowances of the administrator, of the secretary of the administration office and of the expert, appointed by the administrator, shall however be advanced by the comunidade. §3. The stamp duties and costs on the proceedings referred to in this article relating to the denounced person shall be demanded in terms of paragraph 1 of article 379.