A court making a costs order in apprehended violence proceedings under s 99 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) is not required by s 215(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) to specify the amount of costs payable; an unquantified costs order ('as agreed or assessed') is permissible, and the successful party may apply for costs assessment under s 353 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW). The question of which standard a costs assessor should apply (the 'just and reasonable' standard from s 215 or the general standard under the Legal Profession Act) was left open.
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