1993—No. 48 (NSW)
1993—No. 48
SUPREME COURT ACT 1970—REGULATION
(Relating to fees for taxation of costs)
NEW SOUTH WALES
[Published in Gazette No. 9 of 29 January 1993]
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Supreme Court Act 1970. has been pleased to
make the Regulation set forth hereunder.
WAYNE MERTON,
Minister for Justice.
Commencement
1. This Regulation commences on 1 February 1993.
Amendment
2. The Supreme Court (Fees and Percentages) Regulations are
amended
| (a) | by inserting after Note 4 to item 1 of the Schedule the following note: |
Note 5: This Item does not apply to a summons to pass accounts which is filed pursuant to section 85 (1AA) of the Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898.
| (b) | by omitting items 14 and 15 from the Schedule and by inserting instead the following item: |
14. On filing one or more notices of objection under Part 52 Rule 50A of the rules with respect to the same bill of costs:
(a)
for the first $200, or part of $200, of the total amount in dispute, as shown in the notice or notices ................................... $70.00
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(b)
for each subsequent $200, or part of $200, of such part of the total amount in dispute, as shown in the notice or notices, as is not more than $15,000 .............
$20.00
(c)
for each subsequent $200, or part of $200, of such part of the total amount in dispute, as shown in the notice or notices, as is more than $15,000 ....................
$10.00
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Supreme Court (Fees and Percentages) Regulations as a consequence of amendments that have been made to the Supreme Court Rules 1970 with respect to the taxation of bills of costs. The
effect of the Regulation is to replace two “flat” fees of $200 (one for the filing of a
bill of costs for taxation and the other for the filing of an objection to a bill of costsfor taxation) with a single “sliding” fee whose amount depends on the amount in
dispute in connection with the bill of costs.
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