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Current Fees

Local Courts Civil Claims Fees


Current Fees as at 1 July 2009 (Civil Procedure Regulation 2005)

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Fee

Individual

Corporation

Filing an originating process, under Part 7 of the
Local Courts Act 1982, in a Local Court sitting in its
General Division

$197

$394

Filing an originating process, under Part 7 of the
Local Courts Act 1982, in a Local Court sitting in its
Small Claims Division

$80

$160

Filing an application notice under Part 6 of the Local
Courts Act 1982

$76

$76

Filing an application for an order for the rehearing of
proceedings under Division 3 of Part 5 of the Civil
Procedure Act 2005

$342

$684

Serving or attempting service by post of originating
process by a Local Court (fee for each address to which process posted)

$34 for each address to which process posted

$34

Filing a notice of motion (exceptions in Regulation)

$69

$138

Filing a notice of appeal, or application for leave to
appeal, to District Court under Part 3 of the Crimes
(Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001, as
applied to proceedings under Part 6 of the Local
Courts Act 1982
(a) in relation to appellant’s first such notice
(b) in relation to appellant’s second or subsequent
such notice

(a) $93

(b) $50

(a) $93

(b) $50

Issuing a subpoena (for production, to give evidence,
or both)

$67

$134

Receipt by the registrar of a document or thing produced in
compliance with a notice to produce under Part 34 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

$67

$134




Filing or registering a copy or certificate of judgment,
order or determination of any other court under
section 133 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005

$75

$150

Opening or keeping open the registry or part of the
registry on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday or
on any other day before 9 am or after 5 pm

$590

$1,180

Requesting production to the court of documents held
by another court

$50

$100

Furnishing a certified copy of a judgment or order, or
of the written opinion or reasons for opinion of any
judicial or other officer of the court

$50

$50

Retrieving, providing access to and furnishing a copy
of any document (otherwise than as provided for by
item 7)

$10.40, plus $5.20 for
each 10 pages
(or part thereof)
after the
first 20 pages

$10.40, plus $5.20 for
each 10 pages
(or part thereof)
after the
first 20 pages

Supplying a duplicate tape recording of
sound-recorded evidence

$42 per cassette


Supplying a transcript of any proceedings:
(a) where the matter being transcribed is under 3
months old

(b) where the matter being transcribed is 3
months old or older

(a) $76, plus an
additional
$9.30 for each
page after the
first 8 pages

(b)$93, plus an
additional
$10.60 for each
page after the
first 8 pages


Providing any service for which a fee is not otherwise
imposed by this Schedule

$35

$70



Local Courts Criminal Filing Fees

AS AT 1 JULY 2009
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005

Fee ItemAmount
Filing a court attendance notice under Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 to commence proceedings to which Parts 2-4 of that Chapter apply$76
Filing an application under Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 to commence proceedings to which Part 5 of that Chapter applies, being proceedings in the Land and Environment Court (Class 5 of that Court's jurisdiction)$749
Filing an application to Local Court for annulment of conviction or sentence under Part 2 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001$76
Filing notice of appeal, or an application for leave to appeal, to the District Court under Part 3 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001
a) in relation to a single offence
b) in relation to more than 1 offence arising from the same court appearance
a) $93
b) $143
Filing a notice of appeal, or an application for leave to appeal, to the Land and Environment Court under Part 4 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (Class 6 or 7 of that Court's jurisdiction)$749
To issue a certificate of conviction or dismissal$50
Supply of duplicate tape recording$42 per cassette
Copy of any deposition, transcript or diskette (unless otherwise provided for under any other Act)
a) for each page, where the matter being transcribed is under 3 months old
b) for each page, where the matter being transcribed is 3 months old or older
a) $76, plus $9.30 per page for each page after the first 8 pages

b) $93, plus $10.60 per page for each page after the first 8 pages
Retrieving, providing access to and furnishing a copy of any document (otherwise than as provided for by items 4,6 and 8)

$10.40 plus $5.20 for each 10 pages (or part thereof) after the first 20 pages



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