UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 719 Conflict of interest
UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 719
Conflict of interest719 Conflict of interest
If a costs assessor has a direct or indirect interest in a costs assessment that could conflict with the proper performance of the costs assessor’s duties, the costs assessor must, after the relevant facts come to the costs assessor’s knowledge—
(a) disclose the nature of the interest to the registrar of the court; and
(b) not continue with the assessment; and
(c) refer the application to the court for directions.