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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 743Q Ending an appointment for sufficient reason

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 743Q

Ending an appointment for sufficient reason

743Q Ending an appointment for sufficient reason

(1) The principal registrar may end the appointment of a person as a costs assessor for a sufficient reason.
Examples of a sufficient reason—
• the costs assessor becoming a judicial officer
• the costs assessor ceasing to be a fit and proper person to assess costs
(2) Before ending a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person—
(a) reasonable notice of the matters the principal registrar intends to consider in deciding whether there is a sufficient reason to end the appointment; and
(b) a reasonable opportunity to make a submission in relation to the matters.
(3) If the principal registrar ends a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person a statement of reasons for the decision.
(4) A person whose appointment is ended may appeal to a single judge of the Supreme Court.