55PAGS may charge for services

55P AGS may charge for services

(1) The AGS may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, charge fees: (a) in relation to services provided by the AGS in accordance with section 55N; and (b) for disbursements incurred by the AGS in the course of providing those services. (2) If the AGS has charged a client an amount under subsection (1), the amount may be recovered by the client as costs incurred by the client. (3) A fee charged under subsection (1): (a) is a debt due to the Commonwealth; and (b) is recoverable by the Commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. (4) Fees charged to the Commonwealth (or to a part of the Commonwealth) under subsection (1) are notionally payable by the Commonwealth (or by the part of the Commonwealth). Subsection (3) does not apply to such fees.