Costs orders made in Court of Disputed Returns proceedings under the Local Government Electoral Act 2011 (Qld) are assessed and enforced under the standard UCPR costs regime (Chapters 17A and 19), not under any special or limited costs framework. The repeal of the $1,000 costs cap in s 174 of the Elections Act 1983 (Qld) means the discretion under s 148(1) LGEA is not constrained by historical costs limitations. A costs assessor's certificate filed in the Supreme Court registry becomes a certificate of the court amenable to correction under r 388 UCPR.
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