(1) The Commonwealth may charge fees:
(a) in relation to services of a legal professional nature provided by an Attorney - General's lawyer in his or her capacity as a person in the Attorney - General's Department engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 ; and
(b) for disbursements incurred by the Commonwealth in the course of providing those services.
(2) If the Commonwealth has charged a client an amount under subsection (1), the amount may be recovered by the client as costs incurred by the client.