Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 383

383 Costs

(1) If the law society wholly or partly allows a claim, it must pay the claimant’s reasonable legal costs involved in making and proving the claim, unless the law society considers that special circumstances exist warranting—

(a) a reduction in the amount of costs; or

(b) a decision that no amount should be paid for costs.

(2) If the law society wholly disallows a claim, the law society may pay the whole or part of the claimant’s reasonable legal costs involved in making and attempting to prove the claim, if the law society considers it is appropriate to make the payment.

(3) The amount of a payment under subsection (1) or (2) is payable from the fidelity fund.