Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person who has been granted a costs certificate (not being a certificate that has been vacated under section 15) may apply to the Attorney‑General for payment in accordance with this Act in respect of the certificate.
(2) Subject to section 17, where an application is made by a person under subsection (1) in respect of a costs certificate, the Attorney‑General may, having regard to the provisions of section 18 and to the moneys available at the time of the application for making payments under this Act, authorize the payment under this Act to that person of an amount not exceeding the amount or the sum of the amounts of the costs to which the certificate relates, and a payment so authorized shall be made accordingly.