Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This rule applies if a Notice Disputing Itemised Costs Account has been served under rule 12.36.
(2) The parties to a dispute in relation to the costs must make a reasonable and genuine attempt to resolve the dispute.
(3) If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute, either party may ask the court to determine the dispute by filing in the filing registry of the court where the proceeding was conducted the itemised costs account and the Notice Disputing Itemised Costs Account no later than 42 days after the Notice Disputing Itemised Costs Account was served.
(4) The court may take into account any failure to comply with subrule (2) when considering any order for costs.