Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 662

662 Taxation

(1) Costs of a prosecution or defence must be taxed by the proper officer of the court in which the indictment is presented.

(2) In this section—

"costs of defence" includes costs incurred by the accused person both before and after the person’s committal.

"costs of prosecution" includes costs incurred by the person aggrieved in order to the committal of the offender, and costs incurred by the person with the consent of the Crown for the purposes of the trial.