Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - RULE 54.02

54.02.1     A bill of costs shall be prepared in Form   28 showing:

  (a)   each item consecutively numbered;

  (b)   the date on which each item was incurred;

  (c)   particulars of the service charged for and of the item or items in the Schedule used to fix the charge;

  (d)   disbursements; and

  (e)   professional charges.

54.02.2     Professional charges shall be entered in a separate column from the disbursements.

54.02.3     At the end of the bill, a bill of costs shall state the total of the costs claimed and the total of the column of professional charges and the total of the column of disbursements.

54.02.4     Every bill of costs shall contain or be accompanied by proof of payment of all disbursements claimed.

54.02.5     Every bill of costs shall be endorsed with the name and address of:

  (a)   the solicitor by whom it is filed;

  (b)   in agency matters, the principal solicitor; and

  (c)   any solicitor who is entitled or intended to participate in the costs to be taxed.