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16 Costs where insurer does not accept assessed amount of damages
> > (1) This clause applies if an assessment is made under Part 4.4 of the Act of the amount of damages for liability under a claim and the insurer does not accept that liability under the claim within 21 days after the certificate of assessment is issued.
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> > (2) In that case, and subject to any direction of a court as to costs—
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> > > (a) the insurer is liable to pay all the costs of the claimant incurred in the matter after the certificate of assessment is issued, and
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> > > (b) the maximum costs set out in this Regulation do not apply in respect of those costs.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > costs of the claimant means the costs of the claimant payable on a party and party basis, including any court fees prescribed under section 154 of the Act.