37Uniform Law costs—procedure after application received from another person

37 Uniform Law costs—procedure after application received from another person

37 Uniform Law costs—procedure after application received from another person

(1) For the Act, section 93(1)(a), the Manager must comply with this section after receiving an application for assessment of Uniform Law costs made by a person, other than the law practice to which the costs are payable, under the Uniform Law, section 198(1)(a), (b) or (d).

(2) The Manager must send the law practice to which the costs are payable—

(a) a copy of the application, and

(b) a notice advising that the law practice may send a written response to the application to the Manager within a specified period that is not less than 21 days after the notice is sent.

(3) If the law practice sends a response in accordance with the notice under subsection (2), the Manager must send the applicant a copy of the response.

(4) The Manager must, as soon as reasonably practicable, refer the application to a costs assessor for assessment if after sending a notice under subsection (2)—

(a) the Manager does not receive a response before the expiry of the period specified in the notice, or

(b) the Manager receives a response within the period specified in the notice.

(5) The Manager must send a copy of a response to the costs assessor, whether or not the response is received in accordance with a notice under this section.