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FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT (BANKRUPTCY) RULES 2006 (SLI NO 1 OF 2006) - REG 13.03

Short form bill of costs

         (1)   If the Court makes a sequestration order against the debtor’s estate, the legal practitioner may charge for costs the amount, applying on the date when the petition was presented, stated in item 43B of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules.

         (2)   If the petition is dismissed, and the creditor obtains an order for costs, the legal practitioner may charge for costs the amount, applying on the date when the petition was presented, stated in item 43C of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules.

         (3)   The legal practitioner may also charge:

                (a)    if adjournment costs were reserved or awarded on a day — the appropriate amount stated in item 36 or 37 of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules; and

               (b)    proper disbursements incurred for the petition.

         (4)   If the legal practitioner charges an amount for costs under subrule (1) or (2), Order 62 of the Federal Court Rules 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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