Amendment of Court of Petty Sessions (Solicitors’ Costs) Rules (ACT)
THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT.
Rules under the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance
1930-1937.
T ROBERT GORDON MENZLES, Attorney-General of the Common- •», wealth, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930-1937, hereby make the following Rules under the said Ordinance.
Dated this seventeenth day of December, 1937.
ROBERT G. MENZIES
Attorney-General.
AMENDMENT OF COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS
(SOLICITORS' COSTS) RULES.
Costa payable 1. Rule 4 of the Court of Petty Sessions (Solicitors' Costs) Rules
paldtntoCmiTt. ^s amended by adding at the end thereof the words " but where any sum
of money is paid by one party to another after action brought such
sum shall he taken into account as if it were part of the order.".
| Substitution | 2. The Schedule to the Court of Petty Sessions (Solicitors' Costs) |
| of Schedule. | Rules is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:— |
T H E SCHEDULE. SCALE OF SOLICITORS' COSTS.
Rule 3 .
£ £ £ £
Whore subjeot matter exceeds 10 30 100
But does not exceed 10 30 100 200
£ 3. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Letter before action 0 3 6 0 3 C 0 3 6 0 3 6
Preparing and filing complaint,
inoluding instructions to sue 0 12 0 0 16 8 1 17 6 2 10 0 Entering judgment on undefended
default summons, including affi-
davits, documents and attendances Preparing further particulars where
0 7
G
0 10
0
1 2 6
1 10 0
same required by opposing par ty . . Notice to produce or admit and any other necessarj or proper notice not otherwise provided for, includ- ing bopies and service. .
0 2
6
0 3
4
0 7 6
0 10 0
0 2 6 0 3 4 0 7 6 0 10 0 Summons for witness, including attending to issue and service . . Whore defence entered to a default summons or notice of special defence given to an ordinary summons, preparing defence and filing or serving same
0 2
6
0 3
4
0 7 6
0 10 0
0 10 0 .0 13 4 1 JO 0
2 - 0 0 Preparing case for complainant or
defendant 0 10 0 2 0 0 3 15, 0 5 0 0 Attending hearing when action not
contested to hear judgment or,
where action settled out of Court,
arranging settlement 0 5 0 0 6 8 0 15 0 1 0 0 Attending Court where action con-
tested and conducting case 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 Where sitting exceeds three hours,
for each additional hour 0 5 0 0 6 8 0 15 0 1 0 0 Costs (to be included in amount of
costs endorsed on "warrant) of
obtaining a warrant of execution,
inoluding doouments and atten- ..
dances 0 15 0 0 6 8 0 16 0 1 0 0 Examination of judgment debtor as to debts owing and property, inoluding application for summons and preparing necessary docu- ments
0 5
0
0 6
8
0 15 0 .
1 0 0
Application for order nisi for attach- ment of debt including necessary notices and documents and obtain- ing warrants . .
0 5
0
0 G
8
0 15 0
1 0 0
THE SCHEDULE—continued.
£ £ £ £
Where subject mutter exceeds 10 30 100
But does not exceed 10 30 100 200
£ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Application to the Court for. Order under Division 5 of Part IX. of the Ordinance, including all necessary documents, preparation.of case and attendance at Court
0 5 0
0 6 8
0 15 0
1 0 0
Preparing and making any applica- tion to a Magistrate or Cleik not herein provided for, including copies of documents, filing and service
0 3 6
0 C 0
0 7 6
0 10 0
0
0
0