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Legal Profession Act 2006
302Costs of costs assessment
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302 Costs of costs assessment
(1) The Supreme Court must determine the costs of a costs assessment.
(2) Unless the Supreme Court otherwise orders, the law practice to which
the costs are payable or were paid must pay the costs of the costs
assessment if—
(a) on the assessment the legal costs are reduced by 15% or more;
or
(b) the court is satisfied that the law practice failed to comply with
division 3.2.3 (Costs disclosure).
(3) Unless the Supreme Court otherwise orders, if the law practice is not,
under subsection (2), liable to pay the costs of the costs assessment,
the costs must be paid by the party ordered by the Supreme Court to
pay the costs.