Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 425 FAMILY LAW RULES - ORDER 38 RULE 3

3. (1) Subject to sub-rule (2) and to rule 4, unless otherwise ordered by a
Court, a solicitor may not charge for proceedings costs that exceed-

   (a)  amounts prescribed by these Rules for work done; and

   (b)  the cost of disbursements properly incurred for the proceedings.

(2) Where costs that may be charged for work done for proceedings are not
prescribed by any other provision of this Division, the amount charged for
that work shall not exceed an amount calculated in accordance with the scale
of costs in Schedule 2.

(3) A solicitor may not charge for proceedings costs for-

   (a)  a kind or quantum of work not reasonably required to be done for the
        proceedings; or

   (b)  work done for the administration of the solicitor's office.