s 40.21
In forceObjection to estimate
Chapter 5Judgments, costs and other general provisions
Part 40Costs
Division 40.2Taxation of costs
40.21 Objection to estimate
(1)
A party interested in the bill who wants to object to the estimate must, within 21 days after the issue of the notice of estimate:
(a)
file a notice of objection, in accordance with Form 128; and
(b)
pay into the Litigants’ Fund an amount of $2 000 as security for the costs of any taxation of the bill.
(2)
On receipt of the notice of objection and the payment in paragraph (1)(b), a Registrar may direct:
(a)
the parties to attend before a designated Registrar for a confidential conference to:
(i)
identify the real issues in dispute; and
(ii)
reach a resolution of the dispute; or
(b)
a provisional taxation; or
(c)
that the taxation of the bill proceed.
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