300AAssessment of costs by reference to costs agreement

300A Assessment of costs by reference to costs agreement (1) The Supreme Court must assess the amount of any disputed legal costs that are subject to a costs agreement by reference to the provisions of the costs agreement if— (a) a relevant provision of the costs agreement specifies the amount, or a rate or other means of working out the amount, of the costs; and (b) the agreement has not been set aside under section 288 (Setting aside costs agreements); unless the Supreme Court is satisfied— (c) that the agreement does not comply in a material respect with any applicable disclosure requirements of division 3.2.3 (Costs disclosure); or (d) that division 3.2.5 (Costs agreements) prevents the law practice concerned from recovering the amount of the costs; or (e) that the parties otherwise agree. (2) The Supreme Court is not required to initiate an examination of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (c) and (d).