South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts41—Bill of costs to be delivered
(1) A person cannot
bring an action for the recovery of legal costs or appropriate money in or
towards satisfaction of a claim for legal costs unless a bill specifying the
total amount of those costs, and describing the legal work to which the costs
relate, has been delivered to the person liable to the costs either
personally, or by post addressed to the person at the person's last known
place of business or residence.
(2) The person liable
to legal costs may at any time within six months after delivery of a bill of
costs under subsection (1) request the person claiming to be entitled to
the costs to provide a statement showing in detail how the amount of the costs
to which the bill relates is made up.
(3) A person of whom a
request is made under subsection (2) must comply with the request.
Maximum penalty: $750.
(4) Where the
defendant to an action for the recovery of legal costs has made a request of
the plaintiff under subsection (2), and the plaintiff has not complied
with the request, the court must, at the request of the defendant, stay the
action until the plaintiff has complied with the request.