sec.79Covering cost of assessment under s 443 or 444 of the Act — Act , s 445

### sec.79 Covering cost of assessment under s 443 or 444 of the Act — Act , s 445 This section prescribes, for section 445 of the Act , the way in which the cost of an assessment under section 443 or 444 of the Act is to be met. The commissioner may, by written notice to a complainant, require the complainant— to pay an amount to the commissioner, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to cover the cost of the costs assessor; or to agree, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to pay the commissioner the cost of the costs assessor if the result of the assessment is that the costs charged or claimed by the relevant law practice are not to be reduced or are not to be reduced by at least 15%. The commissioner may, by written notice to a law practice, require it to pay the cost of a costs assessor if the result of the cost assessment is that the costs charged or claimed by the law practice are to be reduced by at least 15%. (sec.79-ssec.1) This section prescribes, for section 445 of the Act , the way in which the cost of an assessment under section 443 or 444 of the Act is to be met. (sec.79-ssec.2) The commissioner may, by written notice to a complainant, require the complainant— to pay an amount to the commissioner, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to cover the cost of the costs assessor; or to agree, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to pay the commissioner the cost of the costs assessor if the result of the assessment is that the costs charged or claimed by the relevant law practice are not to be reduced or are not to be reduced by at least 15%. (sec.79-ssec.3) The commissioner may, by written notice to a law practice, require it to pay the cost of a costs assessor if the result of the cost assessment is that the costs charged or claimed by the law practice are to be reduced by at least 15%. - (a) to pay an amount to the commissioner, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to cover the cost of the costs assessor; or - (b) to agree, before a costs assessment is undertaken, to pay the commissioner the cost of the costs assessor if the result of the assessment is that the costs charged or claimed by the relevant law practice are not to be reduced or are not to be reduced by at least 15%.