Family Law Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

 

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 3481

Family Law Rules2 (Amendment)

WE. Judges within the meaning of section 123 of the Family Law Act 1975,hereby make the following Rules of Court under that Act.

Dated 18 October 1990.

ALASTAIR NICHOLSON

ALAN J. BARBLETT

W. S. SIMPSON

J. F. FOGARTY

STEVEN STRAUSS

H. R. FREDERICO

E. R. BAKER

P. E. NYGH

N. J. BUCKLEY

ALWYNNE ROWLANDS

R. C. WOOD

GRAHAM R. BELL

T. E. LINDENMAYER

R. J. BULLEY

W. B. TREYVAUD

P. F. UNDERHILL

JOHN ELLIOTT

RICHARD W. GEE

D. BULBECK

M. A. RENAUD

RODNEY N. PURVIS

JOHN R. WILCZEK

W. ROURKE

H. J. BURTON

J. V. KAY

G. R. MULLANE

I. W. P. McCALL

G. E. FERRIER

A. GRAHAM

P. J. MOSS

JOHN COHEN

Judges of the Family Court of

Australia

(S.R. 340/901—Cat. No. 4/17.10.1990

  

IAN J. LOUGHNAN.

Acting Principal Registrar

Family Court of Australia

I. W. P. McCALL

ALAN J. BARBLETT

G. E. FERRIER

Judges of the Family Court

of Western Australia

C. E. MARTIN

Registrar

Family Court of Western Australia

1. Commencement

1.1 These Rules commence on 5 November 1990.

2. Amendment

2.1 The Family Law Rules are amended as set out in these Rules.

3. Order 38, rule 4 (Basic composite amount—undefended dissolution proceedings)

3.1 Subrule 4 (1) is amended as set out in the following table:

Provision amended	Omit	Substitute
Subparagraph 4 (1) (a) (i)	$392	$445
Subparagraph 4 (1) (a) (ii)	$279	$317
Subparagraph 4 (1) (b) (i)	$482	$547
Subparagraph 4 (1) (b) (ii)	$370	$420

4. Schedule 2 (Scale of Costs (Including Counsel’s Fees))

4.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:

SCHEDULE 2 Order 38, rules 3 and 13

SCALE OF COSTS (INCLUDING COUNSEL’S FEES)

Item No.	Matter in respect of which charge is made	Charge
PART 1—COSTS FOR WORK DONE
$
1	Drawing documents
(a) court documents...................................................................	24.90 per page
(b) other documents...................................................................	8.60 per folio

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Item No.	Matter in respect of which charge is made	Charge
2	Engrossing documents
(a) court documents...................................................................	8.50 per page
(b) other documents...................................................................	3.20 per folio
3	Drafting and typing
(a) short letter (up to 1 folio in length).........................................	12.00
(b) circular letter (up to 1 folio in length).....................................	5.00
(c) any other letter.....................................................................	10.10 per folio
4	Telephone attendance
(a) continuing up to 5 minutes....................................................	8.60
(b) continuing for more than 5 minutes........................................	At the rate of $104.40 per hour
5	Perusal of documents
(a) for each page........................................................................	11.80
(b) fewer than 30 folios..............................................................	4.10 per folio
(c) 30 or more folios..................................................................	An amount at the discretion of the taxing officer
6	Scanning of documents (where perusal is not necessary)
(a) fewer than 10 pages..............................................................	4.80 per page
(b) 10 or more pages..................................................................	An amount at the discretion of the taxing officer
7	Preparation of the appeal papers in a solicitor’s office.........................	An amount at the discretion of the taxing officer
8	Photographic reproduction, carbon or other copy of a document...........	1.00 per page
9	Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work requiring the skill of a solicitor, other than work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10…	At the rate of $104.40 per hour
10	Time reasonably spent by a solicitor or by a clerk of a solicitor on work other than work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9......................	At the rate of $68.10 per hour
PART 2—COUNSEL’S FEES
11	Chamber work, including preparing or settling any necessary document, opinion, advice or evidence, and any reading fee (if allowed)..........	115-170 per hour or part of an hour
12	Conferences (including court appointed conferences), where necessary	115-170 per hour or part of an hour
13	Short appearances (return day, interlocutory application, etc.)..............	280-500
14	Short defended list hearings (1 day)...................................................	400-850

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Item No.	Matter in respect of which charge is made	Charge
15	General defended list hearings...........................................................	850-1,250 per day
16	Reserved judgement..........................................................................	115-170 per hour or part of an hour

5. Application

5.1 The amendments effected by rule 3 apply in relation to proceedings commenced on or after 5 November 1990 and, despite those amendments, the provisions so amended continue to apply in relation to proceedings commenced on or after 3 April 1989 and before 5 November 1990 as if those provisions had not been amended.

5.2. The Schedule substituted by rule 4 applies in relation to work done and services performed on or after 5 November 1990 and, despite its repeal, the Schedule repealed by that rule continues to apply in relation to work done and services performed on or after 17 April 1989 and before 5 November 1990.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 October 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1984 No. 425 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1990 No. 20 and see also Statutory Rules 1990 No. 20 and 74.

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