Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012 (Vic)

Version No. 001

Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 106/2012

Version as at

29 September 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Revocation

5Fees for civil juries

6Administrative expenses in respect of refund of fees

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ENDNOTES

1.  General Information

2.  Table of Amendments

3.  Explanatory Details

Version No. 001

Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 106/2012

Version as at

29 September 2012

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe—

(a)fees payable by a party requiring a civil case to be tried by a jury in the Supreme Court or the County Court;

(b)administrative expenses that apply in respect of a refund of fees.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 90 of the Juries Act 2000.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 29 September 2012.

4Revocation

The Juries (Fees) Interim Regulations 2012[1] are revoked.

5Fees for civil juries

(1)For the purposes of section 24(1) of the Juries Act 2000, the prescribed fee on setting a proceeding down for trial by a jury in the Supreme Court or the County Court is 54·3 fee units.

(2)For the purposes of section 24(2) of the Juries Act 2000, the prescribed fees are—

(a)for the second day and each subsequent day of a trial, not exceeding 6 days—

6·5 fee units for each member of the jury; and

(b)if a trial exceeds 6 days, for each day of the trial in excess of 6 days—12·9 fee units for each member of the jury.

6Administrative expenses in respect of refund of fees

For the purposes of section 24(7) of the Juries Act 2000, the prescribed fee is 4·6 fee units.

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ENDNOTES

1.     General Information

The Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 106/2012 were made on 26 September 2012 by the Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's Deputy with the advice of the Executive Council under section 90 of the Juries Act 2000, No. 53/2000 and came into operation on 29 September 2012: regulation 3.

The Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 26 September 2022 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).

2.     Table of Amendments

There are no amendments made to the Juries (Fees) Regulations 2012 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

3.     Explanatory Details

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 60/2012.

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Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2012 is $12.53.  The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004.  The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.