Fees & Charges
Filing fees can be paid by credit card over the telephone. For alternative methods of payment, please contact the Registry on (08) 9420 4467.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
(The Court abides by the fees laid down by the Industrial Magistrates Courts (General Jurisdiction) Regulations 2005)
Filing Fees
| $ | |
| Claim |
40.00 |
| Interlocutory application |
10.00 |
| Witness Summons |
6.00 |
| Any other document |
5.00 |
Fees for Obtaining Documents (inclusive of GST)
| $ | |
| Photocopying |
1.10 |
| Transcript of a hearing first page |
4.40 |
| Subsequent pages |
1.10 |
Subject to a minimum charge of $14.30
PROSECUTION JURISDICTION
(The fees prescribed in Division 1 – General and Division 3 – Criminal Jurisdiction of Schedule 1 – Fees of the Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 apply).
Criminal - Fees
General
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Item |
Matter |
$ |
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| 1 | (a) | for every order or conviction drawn up in the Court’s criminal jurisdiction; |
14.50 |
| (b) | issue of a duplicate document or order | ||
| 2 | For the service of any application, summons, originating process, notice or order of the Court or any other process requiring service |
39.50 |
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| NOTE The fee is payable whether or not the service is successful and covers up to 3 attempts at service at the same address. |
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| 3 |
If it is necessary to travel to execute a warrant or other process, or on service of a summons, order of the Court, other process or document, or on making an arrest or for all attempts, attendances and inspections, from the Bailiff’s Office or nearest Police Station — |
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| (a) | for each kilometre travelled (one way) in the metropolitan area; |
1.00 |
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| (b) | for each kilometre travelled (one way) outside the metropolitan area. |
1.10 |
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| NOTE If more than one process or document is executed or served by a bailiff at the same time on the same person or on different persons at the same address, only one allowance for kilometres is chargeable. |
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| 4 | (a) | for searching any record or proceeding other than a search by or on behalf of a party to the proceedings in the Court’s civil jurisdiction |
23.00 |
| (b) | listening to or viewing any electronic recording that requires supervision by an officer of the Court, a search fee of |
23.00 |
|
| And in addition to the search fee, for each hour of the officer’s time |
57.00 |
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| NOTE No fee is payable under item 4(a) for a search made by an approved recipient of searchable information provided to it under regulation 12. |
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| 5 | For provision of searchable information to approved recipients under regulation 12 — |
1.00 |
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| (a) | fee per civil case provided to approved recipient |
33,075.00 |
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| (b) | annual fee for information provided by email to approved recipient | ||
| NOTE The fee under item 5(b) is payable on the date on which the recipient is approved by the Attorney General and on each anniversary of that date. |
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| 6 | (a) | on an application or summons for the production of records or documents that are required to be produced to any court, tribunal, arbitrator or umpire |
34.00 |
| (b) | if an officer is required to attend at any court or place out of the Court building where the officer is based, the officer’s reasonable expenses and, in addition for each hour when the officer is necessarily absent from his or her office |
57.00 |
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| 7 | (a) | copies of documents or exhibits for each page or part of a page |
1.50 |
| (b) | for a copy of reasons for judgment - | ||
| (i) for each copy consisting of not more than 10 pages issued to a person not a party to the proceedings and for each copy in excess of one copy issued to a party to the proceedings |
8.00 |
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| (ii) for each copy consisting of 10 or more pages an additional fee per page of |
1.00 |
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| (c) | for certifying that a document is a true copy, an additional fee of |
11.00 |
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| NOTE Fee under item 7(a) for a copy of an application is not payable where circumstances under regulation 6(4) exist. |
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| 8 | (a) | for a copy of a transcript or notes of evidence, for each page or part of a page |
4.50 |
| (b) | for each copy of a transcript or notes of evidence in electronic format if a fee has been paid under paragraph (a) by the applicant for a copy of the transcript, for each day of transcript |
11.00 |
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| (c) | for each copy of a transcript not in electronic format if a fee has been paid under paragraph (a) by the applicant for a copy of the transcript, for each page or part of a page |
1.50 |
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| NOTE 1 A minimum fee of $16.00 is payable under item 8(a). NOTE 2 Fees under this item are payable in the case of an indictable offence dealt with summarily. |
Criminal Jurisdiction
|
Item |
Matter |
$ |
|
| 1 | On filing — | ||
| (a) | a prosecution notice; | ||
| (b) | an application under the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 section 71 |
55.50 |
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| 2 | For the issue of a summons or court hearing notice to an accused |
10.50 |
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| 3 | For a warrant of any kind — | ||
| (a) | issue of it |
55.50 |
|
| (b) | execution of it |
72.50 |
Suitors Fund Act – 20 cents for prosecution notice.