reg 3
In forceOnly necessary or proper costs may be allowed
Schedule 2Scale of costs for Act, part 6, division 8 and part 9, division 1
Part 1General
3 Only necessary or proper costs may be allowed
A cost is to be allowed only to the extent to which—
(a)
incurring the cost was necessary or proper to achieve justice or to defend the rights of the party; or
(b)
the cost was not incurred by over-caution, negligence, mistake or merely at the wish of the party.
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