Statutory Rules 1986
No. 61
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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 28 January 1986.
ELIZABETH EVATT
AUSTIN ASCHE
H. C. EMERY
R. C. WOOD
W. S. SIMPSON
ALAN J. BARBLETT
J. F. FOGARTY
B. M. HOGAN
W. G. DOVEY
GRAHAM R. BELL
T. E. LINDENMAYER
T. H. McGOVERN
JOSEPHINE MAXWELL
S. STRAUSS
J. T. GUN
H. R. FREDERICO
ADRIAN SMITHERS
ADRIAN COOK
G. YUILL
R. J. BULLEY
W. BRIAN TREYVAUD
G. E. LAMBERT
EDWARD BUTLER
P. F. UNDERHILL
E. R. BAKER
JOHN ELLIOTT
RICHARD W. GEE
D. BULBECK
N. J. BUCKLEY
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10704/86 (S.R. 362/85)—Cat. No. 86 4091 5
M. A. RENAUD
JAMES BARRY
J. S. PURDY
JOHN R. WILCZEK
Judges of the
Family Court of
Australia
B. J. KNOX
Principal Registrar,
Family Court of Australia
ALAN J. BARBLETT
I. W. P. McCALL
G. E. S. FERRIER
D. R. ANDERSON
Judges of the
Family Court of
Western Australia
J. D. EDWARDS
Registrar,
Family
Court of Western Australia
Solicitor and client costs
1. The Family Law Rules are amended as set out in the
following table:
Provision amended | Omit
| Substitute
|
Rule 5 of Order 38 |
(a) sub-paragraph 5 (1) (a) (i).................................................................................
| $268 | $336 |
(b) sub-paragraph 5 (1) (a) (ii)................................................................................
| $190 | $238 |
(c) sub-paragraph 5 (1) (b) (i).................................................................................
| $330 | $413 |
(d) sub-paragraph
5 (1) (b) (ii)................................................................................
| $252 | $316 |
Rule 6 of Order 38 |
(a) paragraph 6 (1) (a)..............................................................................................
| $196 | $245 |
(b) paragraph 6 (1) (b).............................................................................................
| $258 | $323 |
Rule 7 of Order 38 |
(a) paragraph 7 (1) (a)..............................................................................................
| $238 | $298 |
(b) paragraph 7 (1) (b).............................................................................................
| $300 | $376 |
Rule 8 of Order 38 |
(b) paragraph 8 (1) (a).............................................................................................
| $262 | $328 |
(b) paragraph 8 (1) (b).............................................................................................
| $342 | $428 |
Schedule 2
2. Schedule 2 to the Family Law Rules is repealed and
the following Schedule substituted:
SCHEDULE
2
SCALE OF COSTS
Order 38, rule 3
Item | Matter in respect of
which charge is made | Charge |
$ |
1 | Drawing documents |
(a) court documents.................................................................................
| 18.80
per page |
(b) other documents.................................................................................
| 6.50 per folio
|
2 | Engrossing documents |
(a) court documents.................................................................................
| 6.30 per page
|
(b) other documents.................................................................................
| 2.20 per folio
|
3 | Drafting and typing |
(a) short letter (up to one
folio in length).............................................
| 7.50
|
(b) circular letter (up to one folio
in length)........................................
| 3.80
|
(c) any other letter....................................................................................
| 9.00 for the first folio and
$7.50 for each subsequent folio
|
4 | Telephone attendance |
(a) continuing up to 5 minutes...............................................................
| 6.40
|
(b) continuing for more than 5
minutes................................................
| At the rate of $78.00 per hour
|
5 | Perusal of documents |
(a) court documents.................................................................................
| 8.80 per page
|
(b) other documents.................................................................................
| 3.00 per folio
|
6 | Photographic
reproduction, carbon or other copy of a document
| 0.75 per page
|
7 | 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 or 8...................................................
| At the rate of $78.00 per hour
|
8 | Time reasonably spent
by a solicitor or employee of a solicitor on work other than work referred to
in Item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
| At the rate of $43.00 per hour
|
Application
3. (1) The amendments effected by rule 1 apply
to and in relation to proceedings commenced on or after 3 February 1986 and,
notwithstanding those amendments, the provisions so amended continue to apply
to and in relation to proceedings commenced before that date as if those
provisions had not been amended.
(2) The
Schedule substituted by rule 2 applies to and in relation to all work done or
services performed on or after 3 February 1986 and, notwithstanding its repeal,
the Schedule repealed by that rule continues to apply to and in relation to all
work done or services performed before that date.
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia
Gazette on 31 January 1986.
2. Statutory
Rules 1984 No. 425.
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