Consolidated practice directions

Objecting to a provisional assessment 
9. 
An objection to a provisional assessment shall be made in writing and 
directed to the taxing officer within the time period referred to in par 7.
The objection need only state that the party objects - it is not necessary to 
set out grounds of objection. A copy must be served upon the other 
party forthwith. 
10. Upon receipt of an objection, the taxing officer may invite the parties to 
attend a confidential settlement conference at which the taxing officer 
will facilitate without prejudice discussion between the parties with the 
aim of settling the issue of costs. It will not be part of this conference for 
the parties to engage with the taxing officer on the provisional 
assessment.
11. If the costs issue is not are not settled at a conference or the taxing officer 
considers convening one to be inappropriate, then the bill will be listed 
for taxation in the usual way. At this point, the taxing fee of 2.5% of the 
value of the bill becomes due and payable.
12. The taxing officer who made the provisional assessment will not tax the 
bill and the provisional assessment will not be available to the new 
taxing officer.

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4. General Division - Civil 
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.7.3
Use of Schedules in Bills of Costs, Agreed Costs, Modes of 
Taxation and Directions 
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1. 
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide guidance as to the 
use of schedules in bills of costs filed in the Supreme Court, the 
certification of agreed costs (allocaturs), the use of different methods of 
taxation and the seeking of directions from the taxing officer prior to the 
taxation commencing.