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Fees prior to 1 January 2008



Initiating Process - Common Law & Equity Divisions
Standard
Corporation
Initiating process / cross claim
$685
$1,370
Commercial, Technology & Construction List initiating process / cross claim
$1,566
$3,132
Admiralty List initiating process / cross claim
$630
$1,510
Mutual Recognition Act (C'th)
$350
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Notice of Motion (note: there is no fee for motions for default judgment, writs of execution, garnishee order, examination order, charging order or instalment orders)
$158
$316
Court of Appeal  
Holding summons for leave to appeal or cross appeal
$134
$268
Ordinary summons for leave to appeal or cross appeal (initiated by holding summons)
$628
$1,256
Any other summons
$761
$1,522
Notice of Appeal without appointment (holding appeal)
$302
$604
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in which a summons has been filed in the Court of Appeal)
$1,600
$3,200
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in which notice of appeal without appointment has been filed)
$2,059
$4,118
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in any other proceedings)
$2,361
$4,722
Preparing appeal papers (in volumes of not more than 250 pages)
$544
$1,088
Probate  
Probate (less than $50,000)
Nil
-
Probate ($50,000 or more, but less than $250,000)
$605
-
Probate ($250,000 or more, but less than $500,000)
$763
-
Probate ($500,000 or more, but less than $1,000,000)
$1,150
-
Probate ($1,000,000 or more)
$1,531
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Lodge a will other than for a Probate application (deposited will)
$33
-
Genealogical search on a probate file (for each file searched)
$87
-
Search for a grant or resealing of probate (for each file searched)
$46
-
Lodge caveat against a grant or reseal of probate
$32
$64
Hearings (All Divisions)  
Allocating a date for hearing (by one or more judges, a judge & jury or an associate judge)
$1,307
$2,614
Filing a requistion for trial by jury
$832
$1,664
Daily jury retention fee (after the first day of trial)
$379
$758
Referral of proceedings for arbitration
$622
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Application for an order for rehearing of proceedings
$474
$948
Hearing of proceedings by one or more Judges - each half day of hearing on or after the 11th day  (Note: half day = 3 hours or less)
$243
$486
Hearing of proceedings by an associate judge - each half day of hearing on or after the 11th day  (Note: half day = 3 hours or less)
$219
$438
Documents (All Divisions)  
Issuing Subpoena (for production, to give evidence, or both)
$61
$122
Issuing an Examination Order
$31
$62
Filing or registering a copy or certificate of judgment, order, determination
$69
$138
Issuing Public Notary Certificate
$46
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Copies  
Copy or certified copy any judgment, order, written opinion or reasons for opinion
$46
-
Copy of Will
$46
-
Retrieving, providing access and furnishing a copy of any document ($10, plus $5 for each 10 pages (or part thereof) after the first 20 pages)
$10
-
Supply a duplicate tape recording of sound-recorded evidence (per cassette)
$38
-
Copy of deposition, transcript or diskette under 3 months old ($70 plus $8.50 for each page after the first 8 pages)
$70
-
Copy of deposition, transcript or diskette 3 months old or older ($85 plus $9.70 for each page after the first 8 pages)
$85
-
Other  
Receiving a document or thing produced in compliance with a notice to produce under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Part 34
$61
$122
Requesting production to the court of documents held by another court
$46
$92
Adoption search (for each file searched)
$46
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Providing any service not otherwise imposed by the fee schedule (Registrar approval required)
$32
$64
After Hours  
Open or keep open the registry on Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, or an any other day before 9am or after 5pm
$540
$1,080




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