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Supreme Court of NSW Filing Fees 1 July 2003

SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Filing Fees as at 1 July 2003

Fees for services in the Supreme Court of NSW are prescribed by the Supreme Court Regulation 2000 A summary of fees are listed below.
Information regarding the cost of obtaining transcript of a Supreme Court proceedings is available from the Reporting Services Branch website


Document or service Individual Corporation
Initiating Process
Initiating process / cross claim
$ 592.00
$ 1,184.00
Initiating process / cross claim (Commercial, Construction & Admiralty Lists)
$ 1,350.00
$ 2,700.00
Notice of Motion
$ 137.00
$ 274.00
Mutual Recognition Act (C'th)
$ 350.00
Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal holding summons
$ 116.00
$ 232.00
Court of Appeal summons where holding summons already filed
$ 542.00
$ 1,084.00
Any other Court of Appeal summons
$ 656.00
$ 1,312.00
Notice of Appeal without appointment (holding appeal)
$ 262.00
$ 524.00
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in which a summons has been filed in the Court of Appeal)
$ 1,380.00
$ 2,760.00
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in which holding appeal has been filed)
$ 1,775.00
$ 3,550.00
Notice of Appeal with appointment (in any other proceedings)
$ 2,036.00
$ 4,072.00
Prepare appeal papers (not more than 250 pages)
$ 469.00
$ 938.00
Probate
Probate (does not exceed $50,000)
Nil
Probate ($50,000 - $249,999.99)
$ 522.00
Probate ($250,000 - $499,999.00)
$ 658.00
Probate ($500,000 - $999,999.99)
$ 991.00
Probate ($1,000,000 or more)
$ 1,320.00
Genealogical search on a probate file (for each file searched)
$ 75.00
Probate application file search (for each file searched)
$ 29.00
Lodge a caveat against a Probate application
$ 28.00
$ 56.00
Lodge a will other than for a Probate application (deposited will)
$ 29.00
Other search fees
Conduct an adoption search (for each file searched)
$ 39.00
$ 39.00
Hearings
For allocation of a date for hearing (other than an interlocutory hearing)
$ 1,127.00
$ 2,254.00
Filing requistion for civil trial by jury
$ 718.00
$ 1,436.00
Jury retention fee
$ 327.00
$ 654.00
Application for an order for referral of an action to arbitration
$ 331.00
$ 662.00
For the hearing of proceedings by a judge or judges - each half day of hearing on or after the 11th day (Note: A half day is 3 hours or less)
$ 210.50
$ 421.00
For the hearing of proceedings by a master - each half day of hearing on or after the 11th day (Note: A half day is 3 hours or less)
$ 189.50
$ 379.00
Subpoenas
Subpoena for production
$ 53.00
$ 106.00
Subpoena for production and evidence
$ 53.00
$ 106.00
Subpoena to give evidence
$ 26.00
$ 52.00
Conduct money for service of subpoena on court
$ 49.00
$ 98.00
Storage fee for subpoena and notice to produce over 1 kg (conditions apply)
$ 51.00
$ 102.00
Copies of documents
Notary Public Certificate
$ 39.00
$ 39.00
Copy of Will (after 1985 and all Exemplifcation)
$ 39.00
$ 39.00
Photocopy documents per page (minimum of $10.00)
$ 2.00
$ 2.00
Copy of a court judgment - printed copy
$ 46.00
$ 46.00
Copy of a court judgment - electronic copy
$ 29.00
$ 29.00
After Hours
Open Registry on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday
$ 469.00
$ 938.00
Open Registry before 8.30am or after 5.30pm
$ 469.00
$ 938.00
Open Registry between 8.30am and 9am or 5pm and 5.30pm
$ 49.00
$ 98.00
Other
Fee for service not provided for above (charge only with approval of CEO)
$ 28.00
$ 56.00

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.

Application to Postpone Fees.rtfApplication to Postpone Fees (Pensioner Party).rtfReduced Fee for Corporations .doc
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