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### 958 Costs
> > (1) A creditor who establishes a debt under a judgment or order is entitled to the costs of doing so unless the Court or a judge otherwise directs.
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> > (2) The costs referred to in [subrule (1)](#GS958@Gs1@EN) are to be –
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> > > > (a) added to the debt established; and
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> > > > (b) fixed by the Court or judge unless the Court or judge directs the taxation of those costs.
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> > (3) The Court or a judge may –
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> > > > (a) disallow any costs of a creditor unnecessarily or improperly incurred; and
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> > > > (b) order a creditor to pay the costs of a party incurred in opposing a claim, or any part of a claim, that the creditor fails to establish.