Domestic and Family Violence Protection Rules 2014
sec.52Assessing costs in a proceeding
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sec.52 Assessing costs in a proceeding
A DFVP court may fix the amount of the costs of the proceeding and order payment of the amount. However, the DFVP court may order that the costs of the proceeding be assessed by a costs assessor if the court considers it appropriate because of the nature and complexity of the proceeding. For assessing the costs under this rule, a lawyer is entitled to charge and be allowed the costs in accordance with the scale of costs set out in schedule 1 . The scale of costs set out in schedule 1 , part 2 is based on the scale of costs for Magistrates Courts that apply under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 3 . In this rule— costs assessor means a costs assessor appointed under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 743L . r 52 amd 2017 SL No. 192 s 8 ; 2018 SL No. 127 s 36 (sec.52-ssec.1) A DFVP court may fix the amount of the costs of the proceeding and order payment of the amount. (sec.52-ssec.2) However, the DFVP court may order that the costs of the proceeding be assessed by a costs assessor if the court considers it appropriate because of the nature and complexity of the proceeding. (sec.52-ssec.3) For assessing the costs under this rule, a lawyer is entitled to charge and be allowed the costs in accordance with the scale of costs set out in schedule 1 . The scale of costs set out in schedule 1 , part 2 is based on the scale of costs for Magistrates Courts that apply under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 3 . (sec.52-ssec.4) In this rule— costs assessor means a costs assessor appointed under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 743L .