Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002
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Taxation of costs. |
27.—(1) The Board shall pay to an applicant to whom it has made an award (including an award that has been reviewed under section 15 ) a reasonable amount for expenses incurred by him or her relating to the preparation and presentation of the application as shall be agreed between the Board and the applicant and in default of such agreement such expenses shall be determined by a Taxing Master of the High Court. | |
(2) The Board shall pay to an applicant who accepts an award (including an award that has been reviewed under section 15 ) the costs of any proceedings instituted by that applicant and to which the waiver under section 13 (6) applies as shall be agreed between the Board and the applicant and in default of such agreement such expenses shall be determined by a Taxing Master of the High Court. | ||
(3) Where expenses or costs are agreed or taxed regard shall be had to any expenses and costs concerning— | ||
(a) the proceedings referred to in subsection (2), or | ||
(b) a submission to the Investigation Committee, | ||
for the purpose of ensuring that a payment for an item of such expenses or costs is not made more than once. | ||
(4) In subsection (3) “Investigation Committee” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2000. |