Amendment of the Court of Petty Sessions (Solicitors’ Costs) Rules (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1950. No. 3.

Rules under the Court of Petty Sessions

Ordinance 1930-1949.*

T J O H N A R M S T R O N G S P I C E R , Attorney-General of the Com-

'*-, monwealth, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930-1949, hereby make the following Ktules.

Dated this twenty-second day of June, 1950.

J . A. S P I C E R

Attorney-General.

A M E N D M E N T O F T H E COURT OF P E T T Y S E S S I O N S

( S O L I C I T O R S ' COSTS) R U L E S .

1. The Schedule to the Court of Pet ty Sessions (Solicitors' Costs) Substitution

Rules is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

T H E S C H E D U L E . Rule 3.

SCALE OF SOLICITORS' ^OSTS

£ £ £ £

Where subjeet matter exceeds 10 30 100

But does not exceed 10 30 100 200

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. £ s. d.

^^k	better	0	5	0	0	5 0	0 5	0	0 5 0
^^^	Preparing and filing complaint,
%	including instructions to sue	0	17	(i	1	5 0	2 10	0	3 10 0

2690.—PRICE 3D.

Entering judgment on undefended default summons, including affi- davits, documents and attend- ances	0	10	0	1	0 0	1 10	0	2 0 0
Preparing further particulars where
same required by opposing party Notice to produce or admit and any other necessary or proper notice not otherwise provided for, in- cluding copies and service	0	3	4	0	5 0	0 10	0	0 13 4
0	3	4	0	5 0	0 10	0	0 13 4
Summons for witness, including

attending to issue and service . . 0 3 4 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 13 4

Where defence entered to a default summons or notice of special defence given to an ordinary summons, preparing defence and filing or serving same 0 1.'! 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 4

* Notified in the Cammonu-eaUh Gazette on 29th June, 1950.

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T H E SCHEDTJT.E- itinued.

£ £

Where subject matter exceeds 10 30

But does not exceed 10 30 100

£ a. d. £ s. d. £ a.

Preparing case for complainant or

defendant 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 10

Attending hearing when action not contested to hear judgment or, where action settled out of Court, arranging settlement	0 6 8	0 10 0	1 0	0	1 6
Attending Court and conducting case where defendant does not appear at hearing	1 0 0	1 10 0	2 0 0	2 10
Attending Court where action con-

tested and conducting case 1 10 0 4 0 0 6 10 0 10 0

Where sitting exceeds three hours,

for each additional hour	0 6 8	0 10 0	1 0 0	1 6
Costs (to be included in amount of costs endorsed on warrant) of obtaining a warrant of execution, including documents and atten- dances	0 6 8	0 10 0	1 0 0	1 6
Examination of judgment debtor as to debts owing and property, in- cluding application for summons and preparing necessary docu- ments	0 6 8	0 10 0	1 0 0	1 6 8
Application for order nisi for attach- ment of debt including necessary notices and documents and ob- taining warrants	0 6	0 10 0	1 0 0
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 Preparing and making any applica- tion to a Magistrate or Clerk not herein provided for, including copies of documents, filing and 0 6 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 6

service

0 6 8 ' 0 10 0 0 13 4

Application of	2. The Court of Pet ty Sessions (Solicitors' Costs) Rules, as amended hy these Rules, shall apply in respect of work done on and after the date of commencement of these Rules and, notwithstanding the repeal effected by these Rules, the Court of Pet ty Sessions (Solicitors' Costs) Rules, as in force immediately prior to that date, shall continue to apply in respect of work done before that date.
amendment.
By Authori ty: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.