Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) On the taxation or assessment of costs payable to or in favour of an assisted party, the Costs Court shall not disallow an item merely because—
(a) the assisted party is, by reason of being an assisted party, under no obligation to pay, in whole or in part, for the service to which the item relates; or
(b) in the case of a disbursement (whether for counsel's fees or otherwise) the amount of the disbursement has not been paid prior to the taxation or assessment.
(2) Rule 63.43 does not apply to the taxation or assessment of costs payable to or in favour of an assisted party.