Australian Industrial Relations Commission Rules 2007
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38 Costs
(1) An application for an order for costs under section 658 of the Act must be made in accordance with Form R34.
(2) The Commission may order that costs be taxed in accordance with Schedule 7 to the Regulations.
(3) The Commission may allow an item of work done or service performed to be costed at a lower rate than the rate (if any) specified for the item in Schedule 7 to the Regulations, if the lower rate is reasonable in the circumstances of the case.
(4) The power of the Commission to tax costs must be exercised only by a Presidential Member nominated, by signed instrument, by the President to be responsible for the exercise of the power.