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Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014
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#### 81 Interest on costs
81 Interest on costs
> > (1) A costs assessor may, in respect of the amount of Uniform Law costs or a specified part of that amount, determine that—
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> > > (a) interest is payable at a rate determined by the assessor that does not exceed the rate referred to in section 195(4) of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a), or
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> > > (b) no interest is payable.
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> > (2) This section applies despite any costs agreement or anything else in section 195 of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a).
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> > (3) This section does not authorise the giving of interest on interest.
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> **ss 71–82:** Subst 2015 No 7, Sch 1 \[27\].