(1) A taxing officer
may, by written notice, require an applicant to give a copy of the application
for an assessment of costs to —
(a) a
party to the proceedings in which the costs order was made; or
(b) a
legal practitioner or authorised agent acting for a party to those
proceedings; or
(c) any
interested party.
(2) The application
must be given in accordance with the conciliation rules or the arbitration
rules, as the case requires.
(3) If an applicant,
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice given under
subregulation (1), the taxing officer may refuse to deal with the
application.