Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 (2002-427) [GG No 106 of 28.6.2002, p 4761] (NSW)

2002 No 427

New South Wales

Local Courts (Civil Claims) Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 2002

under the

Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to increase certain court fees (set out in the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Regulation 2000) to be paid to a registrar in respect of the business of a Local Court under the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970.

The fee increases are in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index. section 85 (Regulations—court fees).

Published in Gazette No 106 of 28 June 2002, page 4761	Page 1
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Clause 1 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

Local Courts (Civil Claims) Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2002.

3 Amendment of Local Courts (Civil Claims) Regulation 2000

The Local Courts (Civil Claims) Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Amendment Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Court fees (Clause 4)

$

1        Filing a statement of claim:

(a) in respect of a claim for an amount not exceeding $3,000 59.00

(b) in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $3,000 but

not exceeding $10,000 78.00

(c) in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $10,000 Filing a notice of cross-claim or a third or subsequent party notice: 147.00

2

(a)	in respect of a claim for an amount not exceeding $3,000	59.00
(b)	in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $3,000 but
not exceeding $10,000	78.00
(c)	in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $10,000	147.00

3	Filing a certificate or certified copy of conviction or order	59.00
4	Filing a certificate of readiness:

(a)	in respect of a claim for an amount not exceeding $3,000	Nil
(b)	in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $3,000 but

not exceeding $10,000 108.00

(c) in respect of a claim for an amount exceeding $10,000 183.00

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Schedule 1 Amendment

$

5        Filing an application for an order under section 18A (1) of the

Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 for the rehearing of an action referred for arbitration. This amount is subject to any rules providing for the refund of the whole or any part of the amount 261.00

6        Making a copy of any document or part of a document, other

than as prescribed by item 7, for each page 2.00

(minimum fee of $10.00)

7        Supply of duplicate tape recording of sound-recorded

evidence, for each cassette 33.00

8        For each copy of the transcript of any proceedings:

(a) for each page, where the matter being transcribed is

under 3 months old	7.10
(minimum fee for 1 to 8 pages of $60.00)

(b)	for each page, where the matter being transcribed is 3
months old or older 8.10

(minimum fee for 1 to 8 pages of $70.00)

9        Except as provided by item 10, service or attempted service by

an officer of the Sheriff of any process or other document,

including service by post and preparation of affidavit of

service 41.00

10      Service or attempted service of a statement of claim by post,

for each address at which service is effected or attempted 26.00

11      Filing an application for a certificate of judgment (otherwise

than pursuant to the Service and Execution of Process

Act 1992 of the Commonwealth) 11.00

12

(a) To issue a subpoena for production 26.00

(b)	To issue a subpoena for production and to give evidence	26.00
(c)	To issue a subpoena to give evidence	11.00

13      Execution or attempted execution of a writ of execution or

warrant to apprehend a judgment debtor 51.00

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Amendment Schedule 1

$

14	Disbursements in executing or attempting to execute a writ		As

of execution, including a fee for keeping possession	prescribed by the
15	Levy on writ of execution	Scale of

	Fees
16	For work undertaken in preparing for a sale of land on	under the
instructions from a judgment creditor—if sale does not	Sheriff
proceed		Act 1900

BY AUTHORITY

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