LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 342 Costs of assessment

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 342

342 Costs of assessment

(1) A costs assessor must decide the costs of a costs assessment.

(2) Unless the costs assessor otherwise orders, the law practice to which the legal costs are payable or were paid must pay the costs of the costs assessment if—

(a) on the assessment, the legal costs are reduced by 15% or more; or

(b) the costs assessor is satisfied the law practice failed to comply with division 3 .

(3) Unless the costs assessor otherwise orders if, under subsection (2) , the law practice is not liable to pay the costs of the costs assessment, the costs of the assessment must be paid by the party ordered by the costs assessor to pay those costs.