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SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Filing Fees as at 1 July 2009

Fees for services in the Supreme Court of NSW are prescribed by the Civil Procedure Regulation 2005 ( fees amended for 2008) and the Succession Regulation 2008. A summary of fees are listed below. If you wish to purchase a transcript, we suggest you read this fact sheet.

Application to postpone, remit or waive payment of a court fee.


Initiating Process - Common Law & Equity Divisions
Standard
Corporation
Initiating process / cross claim
$749
$1,498
Initiating process / cross claim for winding up or reinstatement of a corporation under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth
$799
$1548
Commercial, Technology & Construction List initiating process / cross claim
$1,713
$3,426
Admiralty List initiating process / cross claim
$689
$1,651
Mutual Recognition Act (C'th)
$350
-
Notice of Motion (note: there is no fee for motions for default judgment, writs of execution, garnishee order, charging order or instalment orders)
$173
$346
Court of Appeal
Filing in the Court of Appeal a notice of intention to appeal
$246
$492
Filing in the Court of Appeal a summons seeking leave to appeal or a cross-summons seeking leave to cross-appeal in respect of a matter where a notice of intention to appeal has been filed
$586
$1,172
Filing in the Court of Appeal a notice of appeal:
(a) in proceedings in which leave to appeal has been granted
$1,750
$3,500
(b) in proceedings in which a notice of intention to appeal has been filed
$2,336
$4,672
(c) in any other proceedings
$2,581
$5,162
Filing in the Court of Appeal any other originating process
$832
$1,664
Probate
Probate (less than $50,000)
Nil
-
Probate ($50,000 or more, but less than $250,000)
$661
-
Probate ($250,000 or more, but less than $500,000)
$834
-
Probate ($500,000 or more, but less than $1,000,000)
$1,258
-
Probate ($1,000,000 or more)
$1,674
-
Lodge a will - other than for a Probate application - under section 51 of the Succession Act 2006 (deposited will)
$102
-
Genealogical search on a probate file (for each file searched)
$95
-
Search for a grant or resealing of probate (for each file searched)
$50
-
Lodge caveat against a grant or reseal of probate
$35
$70
Hearings (All Divisions)
Allocating a date for hearing (by one or more judges, a judge & jury or an associate judge)
$1,429
$2,858
Filing a requisition for trial by jury
$909
$1,818
Daily jury retention fee (after the first day of trial)
$414 per day
$828 per day
Referral of proceedings for arbitration
$680
-
Application for an order for rehearing of proceedings
$518
$1036
Hearing of proceedings by one or more Judges - each half day of hearing on or after the 2nd day (Note: half day = 3 hours or less)
$360
$720
Hearing of proceedings by an associate judge - each half day of hearing on or after the 2nd day (Note: half day = 3 hours or less)
$324
$648
Documents (All Divisions)
Issuing Subpoena (for production, to give evidence, or both)
$67
$134
Filing or registering a copy or certificate of judgment, order, determination
$75
$150
Issuing Public Notary Certificate
$50
-
Copies and Transcripts
Copy or certified copy any judgment, order, written opinion or reasons for opinion
$50
-
Copy of Will
$50
-
Retrieving, providing access and furnishing a copy of any document ($10.40, plus $5.20 for each 10 pages (or part thereof) after the first 20 pages)
$10.40
-
Supply a duplicate tape recording of sound-recorded evidence (per cassette)
$42
-
Copy of deposition, transcript or diskette under 3 months old ($76 plus $9.30 for each page after the first 8 pages)
$76
-
Copy of deposition, transcript or diskette 3 months old or older ($93 plus $10.60 for each page after the first 8 pages)
$93
-
Other
Receiving a document or thing produced in compliance with a notice to produce under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Part 34
$64
$128
Requesting production to the court of documents held by another court
$50
$100
Adoption search (for each file searched)
$50
-
Providing any service not otherwise imposed by the fee schedule (Registrar approval required)
$35
$70
After Hours
Open or keep open the registry on Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, or an any other day before 9am or after 5pm
$590
$1,180

Fees prior to 1 July 2009
Fees prior to 1 January 2009
Fees prior to 1 July 2008
Fees prior to 1 January 2008
Fees prior to 1 July 2007
Fees prior to 1 July 2006
Fees prior to 15 August 2005
Fees prior to 1 July 2005
Fees prior to 1 July 2004
Fees prior to 1 October 2003.
Fees for the 2002 to 2003 financial year

The following methods of payment are accepted by the Supreme Court: Note that personal cheques are not accepted.

1. Bank Cheques
2. Solicitor Firm Cheques
3. Master Card
4. Visa Card
5. EFTPOS
6. Cash
7. Money Order

The Supreme Court Regulation provides that fees may be waived or postponed in certain circumstances.
A written application is required and supporting documents should be supplied.

Frequently Accessed Forms Uniform Civil Forms Obtain the following forms from the Uniform Civil Forms page:
Supreme Court BulletStatement of Claim
Supreme Court BulletGeneral Form
Supreme Court BulletSummons
Supreme Court BulletAffidavit
Supreme Court BulletDefence
Supreme Court BulletNotice to Produce
Supreme Court BulletNotice of Motion

Administrative
Supreme Court BulletApplication to Issue Subpoena
Supreme Court BulletAccess to Court Files

Probate Forms
Supreme Court Bullet01 - Formatting requirements for submitted forms
Supreme Court Bullet90 - Summons for Probate
Supreme Court Bullet91 - Notice of Intended Application
Supreme Court Bullet96 - Inventory of Property
Supreme Court Bullet97 - Affidavit of Executor



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