6Fixing of maximum costs recoverable by legal practitioners

#### 6 Fixing of maximum costs recoverable by legal practitioners 6 Fixing of maximum costs recoverable by legal practitioners > > (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, the costs set out in Schedule 1 are the maximum costs for— > > > > > (a) legal services provided by an Australian legal practitioner to a claimant or to an insurer in a motor accidents matter, and > > > > > (b) matters that are not legal services but are related to a motor accidents matter. > > > (2) If there is a change in the Australian legal practitioner retained by a claimant or insurer in a motor accidents matter, the relevant costs are to be apportioned between the Australian legal practitioners concerned. > > > (3) If there is a dispute as to the apportionment, either Australian legal practitioner concerned, or the client claimant or insurer concerned, may refer the dispute to the Commission for determination. > > > (4) Subclause (3) does not apply if the dispute arose in a matter in which, under section 92 of the Act, the claim is exempt from assessment. > > > (5) An Australian legal practitioner has the same right of appeal against a determination made under subclause (3) as the practitioner would have under section 205 of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a) if the determination were a determination of a costs assessor under Division 7 of Part 4.3 of that Law. > > **cl 6:** Am 2020 (744), Sch 2\[4\].