Legal Profession Act 2007

In this part—associated third party payer see section 301(2).conditional costs agreement means a costs agreement that provides that the payment of some or all of the legal costs is conditional on the successful outcome of the matter to which those costs relate, as mentioned in section 323, but does not include a costs agreement to the extent to which section 325(1) applies.costs agreement means an agreement about the payment of legal costs.costs application means an application under section 335, 336 or 337 for an assessment of the whole or any part of legal costs.costs assessment means an assessment of legal costs under division 7.costs assessor means a person appointed under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules as a cost assessor.detailed disclosure threshold amount means—

the amount prescribed by regulation for this definition; or

if no amount is prescribed—$3,000.

disbursements includes outlays.disclosure threshold amount means—

the amount prescribed by regulation for this definition; or

if no amount is prescribed—$1,500.

itemised bill means a bill stating, in detail, how the legal costs are made up in a way that would allow the legal costs to be assessed under division 7.litigious matter means a matter that involves, or is likely to involve, the issue of proceedings in a court or tribunal.

Note—A matter is litigious matter when proceedings are initiated or at any stage when proceedings are reasonably likely.lump sum bill means a bill that describes the legal services to which it relates and specifies the total amount of the legal costs.non-associated third party payer see section 301(3).public authority means an authority or body, whether a body corporate or not, established or incorporated for a public purpose by a law of a jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth, and includes a body corporate incorporated under a law of a jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth in which a jurisdiction or the Commonwealth has a controlling interest.scale of costs includes the costs for a court prescribed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 in relation to a matter.sophisticated client means a client to whom, because of section 311(1)(c) or (d), disclosure under section 307B, 308 or 309(1) is not or was not required.third party payer see section 301(1).uplift fee means additional legal costs, excluding disbursements, payable under a costs agreement on the successful outcome of the matter to which the agreement relates.