(1) Before seeking to recover an amount of costs under section 160(2) or 166(2) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria), the Victorian Legal Services Board must give the law practice or approved clerk concerned a written notice stating—
(a) the determination of the amount of costs; and
(b) the reasons for the determination; and
(c) the finding on material questions of fact that led to the determination, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based; and
(d) that the law practice or approved clerk may apply under subsection (2) for review of the determination; and
(e) the day by which an application for review must be made.
(2) Within 28 days after receiving a notice under
subsection (1), the law practice or approved clerk may apply to VCAT for
review of the determination of the Victorian Legal Services Board as to the
amount of costs.
Part 6—Legal costs
Division 1—Legal Costs Committee