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Statutory Rules 1982 No. 2161

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Rules under the Judiciary Act 19032

We, Justices of the High Court of Australia, hereby make the following Rules of Court under the Judiciary Act 1903.

 

Dated this 26th day of August 1982.

H. T. GIBBS

A. F. MASON

(L.S.) R. D. WILSON

F. G. BRENNAN

WILLIAM DEANE

Justices of the High

Court

of Australia

FRANK JONES

Registrar

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AMENDMENT OF THE HIGH COURT RULES

 1. These Rules shall come into operation on 4 October, 1982.

 2. The High Court Rules are amended by omitting the Third Schedule and substituting the following Schedule:

THIRD SCHEDULE

FEES AND CHARGES

$

1.

On—

  • (a)

    an application under rule 1 of Order 55; or

  • (b)

    commencing a proceeding by writ of summons, notice of motion, petition or notice of appeal

50.00

2.

On entering an appearance to a proceeding—if 2 or more persons are all represented by the same solicitor and all enter an appearance in the same document, for those persons or, in any other case, for each person

20.00

3.

On issuing a summons to extend time before proceedings are commenced

20.00

4.

On entering for hearing before a Justice or the Full Court an action, appeal, special case, written case, order nisi, or application for order absolute

50.00

5.

On entering for hearing before a Justice or the Full Court an objection to the competency of an appeal

30.00

6.

Reasons for judgment given by a Justice or the Full Court in a proceeding—for each copy issued to a person not party to the proceeding and for each copy in excess of one copy issued to a party to the proceeding—

Per set of reasons

2.00

7.

For a warrant to arrest a ship

20.00

8.

For searching a register, index, file or calendar and inspection of documents (other than a search for or inspection of documents, filed in relation to a proceeding, by or on behalf of a party to that proceeding)—

Per hour or part of an hour

2.00

9.

For an office copy of a record of the Court or of a document filed in a Registry—

If in the English language, per page

If in a foreign language, the actual cost of making and examining the copy, and in addition, for marking and sealing the copy as an office copy

0.50

5.00

10.

On obtaining an appointment for taxation of a bill of costs

20.00

11.

For taxing a bill of costs—for every 4 dollars or part of 4 dollars of the amount found due upon taxation

0.30

12.

On obtaining an appointment to settle the index of a transcript for use upon hearing of an appeal

30.00

13.

On sealing and filing an order of a Justice or the Court other than an order relating to an interlocutory proceeding

20.00

14.

For a certificate of the Registrar, other than a certificate of taxation

10.00

15.

For a copy of a transcript of proceedings prepared by the Court Reporting Service—

In respect of each day of hearing and

for each page of transcript

1.00

0.10

16.

In the offices of the Marshal or Deputy Marshal—the same fees as are required to be taken by the Sheriff, in respect of a like proceeding in an action in a case pending in a Supreme Court of a State or Territory in which the proceeding is taken or the act is done or authorised, by the practice of that Supreme Court.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 September 1982.

2. Statutory Rules 1952 No. 23 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1982 No. 77 and see also

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