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1855 Costs—review by court
(1) A party dissatisfied with the decision of the registrar on
reconsideration under rule 1854 may apply to the court to review the
(a) give the number of each item in the bill of costs to which the
decision objected to relates; and
(b) state briefly, but specifically, the grounds for objecting to the
decision; and
(c) state briefly the reasons for the grounds; and
(d) state the decision sought from the court in relation to each
(3) The party must file the application, and serve a stamped copy of it on
all other parties to the assessment, not later than 14 days after the day
the registrar made the decision on reconsideration under rule 1854.
(4) Unless the court otherwise orders, on the review a party must not—
(a) present evidence; or
(b) raise any ground of objection not stated in a statement of
objection or raised before the registrar.
(5) On the review, the court may—
(a) exercise all the powers of the registrar in relation to the items of
the bill of costs under objection; and
(b) amend or set aside the registrar’s decision; and
(c) return any item in the bill of costs to the registrar for
reconsideration, whether with or without directions to the
registrar; and
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(d) make any other order it considers appropriate.
(6) Unless the court otherwise orders, the review does not operate as a
stay of the registrar’s decision.