LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 206 Referral of matters to costs assessors

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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 206

206 Referral of matters to costs assessors

(1) The Manager, Costs Assessment is to refer each application for assessment to a costs assessor to be dealt with under this Division.

(2) A costs assessor who has an interest in an application must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of that fact, refer the application to the Manager, Costs Assessment for referral to another costs assessor.

(3) If the Manager, Costs Assessment is satisfied that it is inappropriate for a costs assessor to determine a particular application that has been referred to the costs assessor, the Manager, Costs Assessment may:

(a) revoke the referral of the application, and

(b) refer the application for assessment to another costs assessor.

(4) An application that has been referred to another costs assessor under this section is to be dealt with as a new assessment or, if the Manager, Costs Assessment so directs, by continuing the assessment.

(5) When a referral has been revoked, the costs assessor to whom the application was initially referred must return all documents relating to the assessment of the application to the Manager, Costs Assessment. This includes documents relating to any work done on the assessment and a statement of the amount calculated for costs in respect of any work done on the assessment.