28Payment of costs

28 Payment of costs (1) The interest holder must pay: (a) the reasonable costs of the designated person in participating in an ADR process under this Division, including reasonable legal or accounting costs necessarily incurred by the designated person in connection with participating in the ADR process; and (b) any reasonable costs necessarily incurred in connection with using a suitably qualified person providing advice or reports on any relevant matter for the purposes of an ADR process under this Division; and (c) the costs of the ADR convenor in conducting an ADR process under this Division or otherwise associated with an ADR process. Examples for subregulation (1)(b) Advice or reports as to land valuation, agronomy or land capability or suitability. (2) Costs under subregulation (1) must be paid within 30 days after a request for payment is made. (3) A request under subregulation (2) must: (a) be in writing; and (b) provide reasonable details and evidence of the costs that are being claimed. (4) Subregulations (2) and (3) apply: (a) subject to any agreement between the parties about the payment of costs; and

Petroleum Regulations 2020 20 (b) in the case of costs under subregulation (1)(a) or (b) – subject to the commencement of any proceedings before the Tribunal because of a dispute about those costs (and in this case the period for payment will be suspended pending the outcome of the proceedings).