31Applications by third party payers

31 Applications by third party payers

31 Applications by third party payers

(1) For the Act, sections 68(1) and 93(1)(a), if there is a third party payer for a client of a law practice—

(a) the client or third party payer may make one or more costs assessment applications for legal costs for which the client or third party payer is solely liable, and

(b) the applications may be—

(i) made at the same time or at different times, and

(ii) dealt with jointly or separately.

(2) Despite another provision of this division, the assessment of the costs payable by a non-associated third party payer for a client of a law practice does not affect the amount of legal costs payable by the client to the law practice.