Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A party on whom a bill of costs is served may, by notice, object to any item in the bill.
(2) The notice of objection must—
(a) number each objection; and
(b) give the number of each item in the bill of costs to which the party objects; and
(c) for each objection—briefly state the reasons for the objection identifying any issue of law or fact that the objector considers the registrar must consider to make a decision in favour of the objector.
(3) The reasons for objection may be in abbreviated note form but must be understandable without further explanation.
(4) If the same objection applies to consecutive or near consecutive items in a bill of costs, the notice need not separately state the reasons for objecting to each of the items.
(5) Also, if there are a number of associated items, the objection may be in the form of an objection to a common issue related to the associated items.
(6) The party objecting must file the notice and serve a stamped copy on the party entitled to the costs not later than 14 days before the day the bill of costs is to be assessed.