Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 72 FEDERAL COURT RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 10

10. Rule 41 of Order 62 of the Federal Court Rules is repealed and the
following rule substituted: Appointment to tax bill

"41. (1) An appointment to tax a bill of costs shall be given to a party
filing a bill of costs for taxation and such appointment shall be endorsed on
the bill prior to it being served on all parties to the taxation.

"(2) Service of the bill shall be effected in accordance with Order 7 rule 4
at least 10 days prior to the date of taxation.

"(3) A party on whom a bill is served may by notice object to any item in the
bill.

"(4) The notice shall list each item or part thereof in the bill which is
objected to and shall also state shortly but specifically the nature and
grounds of objection to each item or part objected to.

"(5) The notice shall be filed and served on the party in whose favour the
bill is to be taxed and on any other interested party not less than 2 clear
days before the day appointed for taxing the bill.

"(6) On taxation of the bill any item not objected to may, at the discretion
of the taxing officer, be allowed.

"(7) 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.".