The PIAB will have the power to levy charges. Funding of the PIAB will be primarily on a case by case fee, payable by the respondent, as the most transparent and equitable distribution of costs. Respondents will pay a standard administration fee as well as the costs of experts' fees necessarily incurred by the claimant, such as the cost of independent medical examination in certain cases. Claimants will pay a small, refundable administrative fee which must accompany their application to the PIAB if they have not been able to secure a satisfactory settlement directly. Claims will initially be made directly, in the usual way, against the respondent.