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FEDERAL COURT (BANKRUPTCY) RULES 2016 (F2016L00386) - RULE 13.03

Short form bill of costs

             (1)  If the Court makes a sequestration order against the debtor's estate, the lawyer may charge for costs the amount, applying on the date when the petition was presented, stated in item 14.1 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011 .

             (2)  If the petition is dismissed, and the creditor obtains an order for costs, the lawyer may charge for costs the amount, applying on the date when the petition was presented, stated in item 14.2 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011 .

             (3)  The lawyer may also charge:

                     (a)  if adjournment costs were reserved or awarded on a day--the appropriate amount stated in item 1 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011 ; and

                     (b)  proper disbursements incurred for the petition.

             (4)  If the lawyer charges an amount for costs under subrule (1) or (2), Part 40 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 does not apply to a bill of costs submitted for the costs, except for the issue of a certificate of taxation.



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