New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

COMPENSATION COURT RULES 1990 - SECT 29.27

29.27 Default of party entitled

(1) Where a party entitled to tax his costs does not, within a reasonable time after service on him of a request in writing by a party liable to pay the costs, file and serve a bill of the costs and serve notice of an appointment for the taxation of the costs as required by rule 20, the registrar may fix a time within which the party entitled must file and serve the bill and serve the notice.

(2) Where a party entitled to tax his costs fails to file and serve a bill and serve a notice of appointment within a time fixed by the registrar under subrule (1), the registrar may certify the failure and may disallow the costs of the party entitled or allow them at such amount as he thinks fit.

(3) Where a party entitled to tax his costs defaults by failing to proceed with the taxation, the taxing officer may, for the purpose of preventing any other party being adversely affected by the default, certify the default and:

(a) disallow the costs of the defaulting party or allow them at such amount as he thinks fit, and

(b) make such order under rule 18 (2) as he thinks fit as to the costs of any other party.