Appeal Costs Fund Act 1973
sec.20CEffect of indemnity certificate under s 20B
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sec.20C Effect of indemnity certificate under s 20B
If a person is granted an indemnity certificate under section 20B in respect of that part of an appeal relating to a review of a guideline judgement, the certificate entitles the person to be paid from the fund— an amount equal to the additional costs incurred by the person on the appeal for which the certificate was granted, as assessed or agreed on by— the board; and the respondent or the respondent’s solicitor; and the appellant or the appellant’s solicitor; and if the costs referred to in paragraph (a) are assessed—an amount equal to the costs incurred by the person, or on the person’s behalf, in having those costs assessed. Despite subsection (1) , the amount payable from the fund to any 1 person under any 1 indemnity certificate must not be more than the amount prescribed under a regulation. In this section— additional costs , incurred by a person on an appeal, means the costs beyond what the person would otherwise have incurred had the appeal not included a review of a guideline judgment. s 20C ins 2011 No. 7 s 16 (sec.20C-ssec.1) If a person is granted an indemnity certificate under section 20B in respect of that part of an appeal relating to a review of a guideline judgement, the certificate entitles the person to be paid from the fund— an amount equal to the additional costs incurred by the person on the appeal for which the certificate was granted, as assessed or agreed on by— the board; and the respondent or the respondent’s solicitor; and the appellant or the appellant’s solicitor; and if the costs referred to in paragraph (a) are assessed—an amount equal to the costs incurred by the person, or on the person’s behalf, in having those costs assessed. (sec.20C-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , the amount payable from the fund to any 1 person under any 1 indemnity certificate must not be more than the amount prescribed under a regulation. (sec.20C-ssec.3) In this section— additional costs , incurred by a person on an appeal, means the costs beyond what the person would otherwise have incurred had the appeal not included a review of a guideline judgment.
- (a) an amount equal to the additional costs incurred by the person on the appeal for which the certificate was granted, as assessed or agreed on by— (i) the board; and (ii) the respondent or the respondent’s solicitor; and (iii) the appellant or the appellant’s solicitor; and
- (i) the board; and
- (ii) the respondent or the respondent’s solicitor; and
- (iii) the appellant or the appellant’s solicitor; and
- (b) if the costs referred to in paragraph (a) are assessed—an amount equal to the costs incurred by the person, or on the person’s behalf, in having those costs assessed.
- (i) the board; and
- (ii) the respondent or the respondent’s solicitor; and