Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 12.49

             (1)  This rule applies if, after a Notice Disputing Itemised Costs Account was filed under subrule 12.37(3), a party or a party's lawyer:

                     (a)  fails to comply with these Rules or an order; or

                     (b)  puts another party to unnecessary or improper expense or inconvenience.

             (2)  The Judicial Registrar may:

                     (a)  order the party to pay costs; or

                     (b)  disallow all or part of the costs in the itemised costs account.