Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The
Disciplinary Tribunal may order that a legal practitioner who is a party to
proceedings before the Tribunal pay all or part of —
(a) the
costs of the party referring the matter or applying to the Tribunal, in
respect of proceedings before the Tribunal; and
(b) the
costs of either or both the complainant or the Complaints Committee, in
respect of the inquiry before the Complaints Committee.
(2) The
Disciplinary Tribunal may make an order under subsection (1) even though
a finding is not made against the legal practitioner where it appears to the
Tribunal that the conduct of the legal practitioner concerned has been such as
to give reasonable cause for the reference or application to the Tribunal.
(3) If a reference is
made to the Disciplinary Tribunal by a complainant under section 181 the
Tribunal may order the complainant to pay all or part of the costs of that
legal practitioner in respect of the proceedings before the Tribunal if no
finding is made against the legal practitioner.
(4) When making an
order under subsection (1) or (3), the Disciplinary Tribunal
may —
(a) fix
the amount of the costs to be paid; or
(b)
order that any costs payable under this Part be taxed by the taxing officer of
the Supreme Court, for which costs the taxing officer must give a certificate.
(5) The costs may be
recovered as though the order of the Tribunal or the certificate were a
judgment of the Supreme Court for the payment of the sum specified in the
order or certificate.