Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 - SECT 64

Taxation of expenses of conveyance

64. Taxation of expenses of conveyance



(1) Subject to Part 10, if any dispute arises under this Act as to the amount
of any charges or expenses payable to any person under section 63(2), the
charges or expenses must be taxed by the Taxing Master or other proper officer
of the Court upon the application of either party to the dispute.

(2) The person liable to pay the charges or expenses must pay the amount that
the Taxing Master or other proper officer certifies to be due in respect of
the charges or expenses to the person entitled to them.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the costs of taxing the charges or expenses
must be borne by the person liable to pay those charges or expenses.

(4) If upon the taxation of the charges or expenses one-sixth or more of the
amount of the charges or expenses is disallowed, the costs of the taxation
must be borne by the person whose charges or expenses are so taxed.





(5) The amount of any costs to be paid by a person under subsections (3) and
(4) is to be ascertained by the Taxing Master or other proper officer and
deducted by the Taxing Master or other officer accordingly in the certificate
of taxation.

(6) In this section person includes the Authority.

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