Family Law Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1988

No. 161

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 11 February 1988.

ALASTAIR NICHOLSON

ALAN J. BARBLETT

J. EDWARD ELLIS

H. C. EMERY

W. S. SIMPSON

J. F. FOGARTY

K. A. MURRAY

T. McGOVERN

B. M. HOGAN

W. G. DOVEY

GRAHAM R. BELL

T. E. LINDENMAYER

B. ROSS-JONES

T. R. JOSKE

JOSEPHINE M. MAXWELL

S. STRAUSS

H. R. FREDERICO

G. I. WALSH

ADRIAN SMITHERS

ADRIAN COOK

G. J. F. YUILL

R. J. BULLEY

W. B. TREYVAUD

G. E. LAMBERT

EDWARD BUTLER

P. F. UNDERHILL

P. E. NYGH

PETER B. HASE

JOHN ELLIOTT

RICHARD W. GEE

(S.R. 8a/88)—Cat. No.  4/16.2.1988

N. J. BUCKLEY

M. A. RENAUD

J. S. PURDY

RODNEY J. PURVIS

JOHN R. WILCZEK

GRAHAM MULLANE

MARY JANE LAWRIE

I. W. P. McCALL

D. F. CONNOR

D. R. ANDERSON

A. GRAHAM

Judges of the Family

Court of Australia

W. P. JOHNSTON

Principal Registrar,

Family Court of Australia

ALAN J. BARBLETT

I. W. P. McCALL

D. F. CONNOR

D. R. ANDERSON

Judges of the Family

Court of Western

Australia

J. D. EDWARDS

Registrar,

Family Court of Western Australia

Basic composite amount—undefended dissolution proceedings

1. Regulation 4 of Order 38 of the Family Law Rules is amended:

(a) by omitting from subparagraph (1) (a) (i) “$366” and substituting “$377”;

(b) by omitting from subparagraph (1) (a) (ii) “$260” and substituting “$268”;

(c) by omitting from subparagraph (1) (b) (i) “$450” and substituting “$464”; and

(d) by omitting from subparagraph (1) (b) (ii) “$345” and substituting “$356”.

Schedule 2

2.Schedule 2 to the Family Law Rules is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

• SCHEDULE 2

  Order 38, rule 3

SCALE OF COSTS

 

Item No	Matter in respect of which charge is made	Charge
$
1	Drawing documents
(a) court documents..............................................................	21.00 per page
(b) other documents..............................................................	7.20 per folio
2	Engrossing documents
(a) court documents..............................................................	7.10 per page
(b) other documents..............................................................	2.60 per folio
3	Drafting and typing
(a) short letter (up to one folio in length)................................	10.10
(b) circular letter (up to one folio in length)............................	4.20
(c) any other letter................................................................	8.50 per folio
4	Telephone attendance
(a) continuing up to 5 minutes...............................................	7.20
(b) continuing for more than 5 minutes...................................	At the rate of $88.00 per hour
5	Perusal of documents
(a) for each page...................................................................	9.90
(b) fewer than 30 folios.........................................................	3.40 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.........................................................	4.00 per page
(b) 10 or more pages.............................................................	An amount at the discretion of the taxing officer
7	Preparation of the appeal papers in a solicitors office.....................	An amount at the discretion of the taxing officer
8	Photographic reproduction carbon or other copy of a document	0.87 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 $88.00 per hour
10	Time reasonably spent by 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 $47.00 per hour

Application

3. (1) The amendments effected by rule 1 apply in relation to proceedings commenced on or after 3 March 1988 and, notwithstanding those amendments, the provisions so amended continue to apply in relation to proceedings commenced on or after 9 October 1987 and before 3 March 1988 as if those provisions had not been amended.

(2) The Schedule substituted by rule 2 applies in relation to work done and services performed on or after 3 March 1988 and, notwithstanding its repeal, the Schedule repealed by that rule continues to apply in relation to work done and services performed on or after 2 February 1988 and before 3 March 1988.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 February 1988. 

2. Statutory Rules 1984 No. 425 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1988 No. 9 and see also Statutory Rules 1988 No. 9.

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