New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2016 - REG 103

103 Application by billing law practice or agent for assessment of law practice/client or agent/client costs

(1) A law practice or agent that has given a bill of costs may apply to the President for an assessment of the whole of, or any part of, so much of those costs as are payable on a law practice and client basis or an agent and client basis.

(2) An application may not be made unless--

(a) the bill of costs includes the following particulars--

(i) a description of the legal services or agent services provided,

(ii) if relevant, an identification of each general resolution type referred to in Table 2 in Part 2 of Schedule 6 by reference to the item number and Column number in Table 2 of the general resolution type that was attained,

(iii) if relevant, an identification of each special resolution type referred to in Table 3 in Part 2 of Schedule 6 by reference to the item number and Column number in Table 3 of the special resolution type that was attained,

(iv) if relevant, an identification of the phase of each general resolution type referred to in Table 1 in Part 2 of Schedule 6 by reference to the item number and Column number in Table 1 of the general resolution type that was attained,

(v) if relevant, an identification of each additional legal service or other factor referred to in Table 4 in Part 2 of Schedule 6 by reference to the item number and (where relevant) Column number in Table 4 of the legal service or factor,

(vi) an identification of each disbursement incurred by reference to a paragraph number in clause 86 or an item number in Part 3 of Schedule 6,

(vii) an identification of each activity, event or stage specified in Schedule 7, by reference to the item number of the activity, event or stage, that was carried out,

(viii) the amount sought, and

(b) at least 30 days have passed since the bill of costs was given or an application has been made under this Division by another person in respect of the bill of costs.