Court Procedures Rules 2006

The registrar must issue a certificate of assessment for the amount at which a bill of costs has been assessed.

Note See approved form 2.46 (Certificate of costs assessment) AF2006-291.

However, the registrar must not sign the certificate of assessment until the end of 14 days after the day the assessment is made, unless the parties to the assessment agree.

Note An application for reconsideration may be filed within the 14-day period (see r 1852 (Costs—procedure for reconsideration)).

Subrule (2) does not apply if—

costs are assessed under rule 1809 (Costs—default assessment if no objection to bill of costs); or

an offer to settle is accepted under rule 1812 (Costs—acceptance of offer to settle).

If a notice is filed under rule 1852 in relation to the assessment, the registrar must not sign the certificate of assessment until after the reconsideration procedure ends.

However, if a notice is not filed under rule 1852 in relation to the assessment, the registrar must sign and file the certificate of assessment.

The certificate of assessment is final when it is signed, sealed and filed by the registrar, and operates as if the certificate were an order of the court.