26Costs awarded against assisted persons

### 26 Costs awarded against assisted persons > > (1)  Where – > > > > > > (a) legal aid is provided to a person in relation to a proceeding instituted by the person in a court; and > > > > > > > (b) the court makes an order in the proceeding directing the assisted person to pay costs incurred by another party to the proceeding – > > > > either the assisted person or the other party may request the Commission to pay to the other party on behalf of the assisted person an amount representing the whole or a part of the costs that the assisted person was so directed to pay. > > > (2)  A request under [subsection (1)](#GS26@Gs1@EN) shall be decided – > > > > > > (a) in accordance with the guidelines; and > > > > > > > (b) by an officer, if the question whether legal aid should be granted in relation to the proceeding was decided by an officer; or > > > > > > > (c) by a Legal Aid Committee, if the question was decided by a Legal Aid Committee. > > > (3)  An amount paid by the Commission under this section is deemed to have been paid by the assisted person.