Legal Aid Act Article 34

The remuneration and necessary fees paid by the Foundation for legal aid cases, where the provisions of article 77-25 paragraph 1, article 466-3 paragraph 1 of the Taiwan Code of Civil Procedures, article 241-1 paragraph 3 of the Administrative Litigation Code, or other laws should apply (apply mutatis mutandis), shall be deemed as part of the litigation costs.The Foundation may request the litigant who shall be responsible for the litigation costs to reimburse the remuneration and necessary fees described in the preceding paragraph; based on the legal aid recipient’s enforceable executive title, the Foundation or the Chapter may request the court to determine the amount of litigation costs and apply to the court to order the litigant who shall be responsible for the litigation costs to reimburse the remuneration and necessary fees.If the litigation costs as described in paragraph 1 are returnable by the court in accordance with the law, the Foundation or the Chapter may apply for these funds on behalf of the legal aid recipients.The fees received by the Foundation or Chapters in accordance with the preceding two Paragraphs may offset the remuneration and necessary fees that the legal aids recipient shall share, shoulder, or reimburse
中文原文 法律扶助法第34條
基金會就扶助事件適用(準用)民事訴訟法第七十七條之二十五第一項、第四百六十六條之三第一項、行政訴訟法第二百四十一條之一第三項及其他法律規定,應支出之酬金及必要費用,視為訴訟費用之一部。
基金會依前項規定支出之酬金及必要費用,得向負擔訴訟費用之他造請求;基金會或分會並得據受扶助人之執行名義,聲請確定訴訟費用額及強制執行。
第一項訴訟費用依法可向法院聲請退還者,基金會或分會得以其名義聲請退還之。
基金會或分會依前二項規定所收取之款項,抵充受扶助人應分擔、負擔或返還之酬金及必要費用。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.