Bankruptcy Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 231

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Bankruptcy Rules2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Rules under the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

Dated 21 February 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Attorney-General

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Conduct money and witnesses’ allowances

1. Rule 127 of the Bankruptcy Rules is amended by omitting from sub-rule (2) all words after “entitled” and substituting—

“to payment—

(d) by the person on whose behalf he is summoned to give evidence or at whose request he attends; and

(e) whether or not he is called to give evidence,

of such fees, and allowances for expenses in respect of his attendance, in accordance with the items relating to witnesses’ expenses in the Second Schedule to the Federal Court Rules as in force from time to time, as are fixed by the Court or, where he was summoned to appear before the Registrar, by the Registrar.”.

Scale of costs

2. Rule 162 of the Bankruptcy Rules is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-rule (2) “$540” and substituting “$675”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) “$48” and substituting “$60”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) “$54” and substituting “$68”.

Schedule 2

3. Schedule 2 to the Bankruptcy Rules is repealed.

Schedule 3

4.Schedule 3 to the Bankruptcy Rules is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 3 Rule 162

SCALE OF SOLICITORS’ COSTS

Item	Matters in connection with which costs are payable	Amount
$
Instructions
1	For bankruptcy notice, including application for issue of the notice...........................................	30.00
2	For petition, including affidavit verifying petition, or to oppose petition (not including, where applicable, any special affidavit in support).....................................................................................	52.50
3	To make or oppose an application to the Court................................................................................	30.00
4	To make or oppose an application in Chambers or for an examination before the Registrar..	30.00
5	For special affidavit..............................................................................................................................	18.00
6	For case for opinion of counselor for counsel to advise on evidence...........................................	37.50
7	For brief for counsel..............................................................................................................................	52.50
8	For statement of affairs, including affidavit verifying....................................................................	67.50
9	For a necessary document not otherwise provided for....................................................................	18.00
Drawing
10	A necessary document (other than a document specified in item 11 or 12)—per folio	3.00
11	A necessary document comprising a printed form—per folio not printed..................................	3.00
12	Those parts of a statement of affairs not printed—
If 6 folios or less or, if more than 6 folios, for first 6 folios....................................................	19.50
If more than 6 folios—for each folio or part of a folio in excess of 6 folios........................	3.00
Copies
13	Carbon copy—per folio........................................................................................................................	0.80
14	Photographic or machine made copy—per page.............................................................................	0.60
Engrossing
15	Of necessary documents for which no other provision is made—per folio................................	1.50
Perusals
16	Petitions, affidavits, notices to produce or admit, applications to the Court or the Registrar, statements of facts, counsel’s opinion or advice or printed forms—
If 7 folios or less....................................................................................................................................	11.30
If more than 7 folios—per folio..........................................................................................................	1.50
17	Depositions, reports, exhibits, accounts, bills of costs, deeds or documents not otherwise provided for—
If 15 folios or less............................................................................................................................	11.30
If more than 15 folios—per folio.................................................................................................	0.80
Service
18	Personal service of any document of which personal service is required...................................	18.00
If served by a solicitor at a distance of more than 5 kilometres from the nearest place of business or office of the solicitor serving the document, according to the time occupied and the fares paid.
19	Service on a solicitor for a party.........................................................................................................	8.30
20	Service by post.......................................................................................................................................	8.30
Attendances
21	On counsel—
(a) with a brief or other papers or to appoint consultation or conference or to mark refresher....................................................................................................................................	11.30

 

SCHEDULE 3— continued

Item	Matters in connection with which costs are payable	Amount
$
(b) on consultation or conference with counsel
If half an hour or less............................................................................................................	30.00
If over half an hour—per hour or part of an hour............................................................	45.00
22	In Court or Chambers or before the Registrar for a hearing without counsel
(a) for each hour or part of an hour of the hearing....................................................................	67.50
(b) for each hour or part of an hour when likely to be heard but not heard..........................	67.50
23	In Court or Chambers or before the Registrar for a hearing with counsel
(a) for each hour or part of an hour of the attendance during the hearing.............................	60.00
(b) for each hour or part of an hour of the attendance when likely to be heard but not heard....................................................................................................................................................	60.00
If a person other than a solicitor attends in place of a solicitor, the allowance shall not exceed two-thirds of the allowance for an attendance by a solicitor.
24	To hear reserved judgment..................................................................................................................	15.00
25	On taxation of costs—
(a) if a solicitor attends—per hour or part of an hour...............................................................	45.00
(b) if a clerk attends—per hour or part of an hour....................................................................	11.30
26	At meeting of creditors or committee of creditors—per hour or part of an hour	60.00
27	To file or deliver any documents or papers, to obtain an appointment, to insert advertisements, or other attendance of a similar nature that does not involve the exercise of skill or legal knowledge and is not otherwise provided for...................................................................................	11.30
28	To swear an affidavit or on deponent to be sworn...........................................................................	11.30
29	Telephone attendance not exceeding 5 minutes...............................................................................	5.30
30	Attendance not otherwise provided for—
(a) by a solicitor involving skill or legal knowledge—per quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour............................................................................................................................................	15.00
(b) by a solicitor not involving skill or legal knowledge or by a clerk per quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour..............................................................................................................	7.50
Letters, Circulars and Telegrams
31	Special letter...........................................................................................................................................	15.80
32	Ordinary letter (including letters between principal and agent)....................................................	9.00
33	Letter—formal acknowledgement......................................................................................................	5.30
34	Circular letter, after the first................................................................................................................	3.00
35	Telegram, including attendance to lodge..........................................................................................	9.00

Transitional

5. (1) The provisions of sub-rule 127 (2) of the Bankruptcy Rules and of Schedule 2 to the Bankruptcy Rules, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules, apply in relation to attendances before the commencement of these Rules as if the amendments made by rules 1 and 3 had not been made.

(2) The provisions of sub-rule 162 (2) of the Bankruptcy Rules as in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules apply in relation to proceedings instituted before the commencement of these Rules as if the amendments made by rule 2 had not been made.

(3) The provisions of Schedule 3 to the Bankruptcy Rules as in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules apply in relation to work done before the commencement of these Rules as if the amendment made by rule 4 had not been made.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 March 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1968 No. 2 as amended by 1975 No. 52; 1976 Nos. 105, 143 and 235; 1977 Nos. 32 and 136; 1978 No. 19; 1979 Nos. 157 and 243; 1980 Nos. 385 and 386; 1981 Nos. 40, 304 and 305; 1982 No. 247.