Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - RULE 57.03

57.03.1     Any party dissatisfied with the allowance or disallowance by the Taxing Officer in a bill of costs of the whole or a part of any item may, at any time before the Taxing Officer's certificate is signed apply to the Taxing Officer for reconsideration of that item or part.

57.03.2     Application under rule   57.03.1 for reconsideration of an item or part of an item shall, be made by:

  (a)   filing and delivering to the other party interested in the allowance or disallowance a notice in writing objecting to the allowance or disallowance specifying each item or part of item to which objection is made and the grounds and reasons for the objection; and

  (b)   applying to the Taxing Officer to reconsider the taxation in respect of those items or parts.

57.03.3     Pending consideration and determination of the objection, the Taxing Officer may issue a certificate of taxation for or on account of the remainder or of a part of the bill of costs and any further certificate which may be necessary shall be issued by the Taxing Officer after decision of the objections.

57.03.4     Upon application under rule   57.03.1 to reconsider the taxation, the Taxing Officer shall reconsider and review the taxation in relation to the objections and may, if the Taxing Officer thinks fit, receive further evidence in respect of the objections.

57.03.5     If required by a party, the Taxing Officer shall state in the certificate of taxation by reference to the objection the grounds and reasons of decision on the objection and any special fact or circumstance relating to that decision.

57.03.6     The Taxing Officer may tax the costs of the objections and add them to or deduct them from any sum payable by or to a party to the taxation.

57.03.7     Except as provided by this rule the Taxing Officer shall not, after a certificate is signed, review the taxation or amend the certificate other than to correct, before payment or process is issued for recovery of the costs, a clerical or manifest error.