Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) A law practice that has given a bill under division 649 may apply for an assessment of the whole or any part of the legal costs to which the bill relates.
(2) If any legal costs have been paid without a bill, the law practice may nevertheless apply for a costs assessment.
(3) The costs application may be made even if any of the legal costs have been paid without a bill.
(4) A costs application may not be made unless at least 30 days have passed since--
(a) the bill was given or the request for payment was made; or
(b) the costs were paid if neither a bill was given nor a request was made; or
(c) a costs application has been made under this division by another person relating to the legal costs.
(5) Subject to this section, a costs application under subsection (1) must be made in the way provided for under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules.